medevac

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noun (1)

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

medevac

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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

medivac

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noun (2)

med·​i·​vac

less common spelling of medevac

1

: emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area)

2

: a helicopter used for medevac

Examples of medevac in a Sentence

Noun (1)

The wounded soldiers were evacuated by medevac to the hospital.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Federal Aviation Administration published a Notice to Airmen ahead of time warning any pilots flying into the area that the military would be jamming GPS signals, so aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said the medevac pilots should have been prepared to rely on other navigation systems. — ABC News, 18 June 2026

First diagnosed as a viral infection, adverse weather conditions kept medevac aircraft from reaching the base until May 31. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

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

Noun

Mariani was transported by medivac to Cooperman Barnabas Hospital, according to police. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025

Total time from when the first call came in to when the medivac helicopter landed: 39 minutes, according to log records. — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

medical evacuation

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1969, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

medevac

1 of 2 noun

med·​e·​vac

variants also medivac

ˈmed-ə-ˌvak 

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