medevac

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noun

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

Examples of medevac in a Sentence

Noun

The wounded soldiers were evacuated by medevac to the hospital.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Latitude previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that the Gulfstream was operating as a medevac flight and was expected to make the journey from Bermuda to Boston in approximately two hours. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Romero, the pilot and medevac nurse Jessica Devries, 48, who were on board, were killed. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 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

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

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

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