med·e·vac
ˈme-də-ˌvak 
-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
variants
or less commonly medivac
medevaced also medivaced or medevacked or medivacked; medevacing also medivacing or medevacking or medivacking
: 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
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
The office has played a part in other deceptive tactics in recent years, including in 2019, when a fake medevac was staged, complete with bandaged soldiers and a helicopter ride to a hospital, to convince the Lebanese media that a Hezbollah missile attack had caused Israeli casualties.
—New York Times, 14 May 2021
The 2-year-old girl was in stable condition at Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital in Baltimore after being flown there by a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter, officials said.
—Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 3 May 2021
The Iraqi military has long relied on its Mi-17 fleet to support ground forces against ISIS and carry out medevacs.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
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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Noun
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
The office has played a part in other deceptive tactics in recent years, including in 2019, when a fake medevac was staged, complete with bandaged soldiers and a helicopter ride to a hospital, to convince the Lebanese media that a Hezbollah missile attack had caused Israeli casualties.
—New York Times, 14 May 2021
The 2-year-old girl was in stable condition at Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital in Baltimore after being flown there by a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter, officials said.
—Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 3 May 2021
The Iraqi military has long relied on its Mi-17 fleet to support ground forces against ISIS and carry out medevacs.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 26 Mar. 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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“Medevac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medevac. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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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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