medevac

1 of 2

noun

med·​e·​vac ˈme-də-ˌvak How to pronounce medevac (audio)
-dē-
variants or less commonly medivac
1
: emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area)
2
: a helicopter used for medevac

medevac

2 of 2

verb

variants or less commonly medivac
medevaced also medivaced or medevacked or medivacked; medevacing also medivacing or medevacking or medivacking

transitive verb

: to transport in a medevac helicopter

Examples of medevac in a Sentence

Noun The wounded soldiers were evacuated by medevac to the hospital.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Twin Otter can be reconfigured for varying roles, from commuter to medevac services, but the common opinion is that passenger transport is its sweet spot. Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024 Instead, Griffith interviewed many who lived through it, building his story through the memories of campers, medevac pilots, resort owners and, most of all, men and women of the Forest Service who are the heroes of this story. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024 The teen was transported by Maryland State Police medevac to Shock Trauma in Baltimore with critical injuries. Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2023 Bartlett is the biggest hospital in the region, and many Coast Guard medevacs end there. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023 Now, after six weeks of idol shenanigans and unfortunate medevacs, the merge is here. Martin Holmes, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023 And if something goes wrong, there are no hospitals or medevacs. Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023 Even if there aren’t medical facilities near a port, there may be an airstrip, which would allow the team to schedule a medevac aircraft to come meet the ship, according to Scott. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023 He was assigned as a medevac helicopter pilot with the Army. Phil Gast, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
Verb
He was medevaced to Nome, where doctors evaluated him and decided to again medevac him to Anchorage for additional care. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Sep. 2022 Marine One landed at the White House to medevac Trump to Walter Reed. Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Oct. 2020 Jaka Bizilj, a German movie producer, said his foundation was behind the plane that was supposed to medevac Navalny to the German hospital for treatment. Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2020 The Coast Guard team was able to successfully located and medevac the hikers to safety. Amanda Jackson, CNN, 10 Aug. 2020 One American sailor has been medevaced off the ship. Fox News, 25 Apr. 2020 The Pentagon confirmed the report Thursday evening and said nearly a dozen troops were medevaced to Germany this week for treatment, according to Defense One. Tim Pearce, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2020 Recovery Brown was medevaced to the 31st CSH (combat support hospital) in Baghdad, which had the equipment necessary to determine the severity of his injuries. Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2019 Another critically injured passenger was medevaced to Anchorage. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2019

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

medical evacuation

First Known Use

Noun

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of medevac was in 1966

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Cite this Entry

“Medevac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medevac. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

medevac

1 of 2 noun
med·​e·​vac
variants also medivac
1
: emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area)
2
: a helicopter used for medevac

medevac

2 of 2 transitive verb
medevacked; medevacking
: to transport in a medevac helicopter
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