medevac (redirected from medivacked)

med·e·vac  (md-vk)

n.

1. Air transport of persons to a place where they can receive medical or surgical care; medical evacuation.

2. A helicopter or other aircraft used for such transport.

tr.v. med·e·vaced, med·e·vac·ing, med·e·vacs

To transport (a patient) to a place where medical care is available.

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[med(ical) + evac(uation).]

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medevac [ˈmɛdɪˌvæk]

n

1. (Military) Military the evacuation of casualties from forward areas to the nearest hospital or base

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a helicopter used for transporting wounded or sick people to hospital

vb -vacs, -vacking, -vacked

(tr) to transport (a wounded or sick person) to hospital by medevac

[from med(ical) evac(uation)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

medevac - the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care medical evacuation, medivac evacuation - the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection