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Noun medevac has 1 sense
- medical evacuation, medevac, medivac - the evacuation of persons (usually be air transportation) to a place where they can recieve medical care
--1 is a kind of evacuation
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Medevac
Description:
Medevac, short for medical evacuation, refers to the transport of injured or sick individuals, usually by air, to a medical facility for emergency treatment. It is commonly used in various settings, including military operations, disaster response, and remote areas.
Part of Speech:
Noun, Verb
Senses and Usages:
Noun:
- A medical evacuation; the act of transporting injured or sick people to a medical facility for urgent care.
- Example: The medevac helicopter arrived promptly to transport the injured hiker to the hospital.
- A specialized aircraft, such as a helicopter or plane, used for emergency medical transportation.
- Example: The hospital invested in a new state-of-the-art medevac helicopter to enhance their emergency response capabilities.
Verb:
- To evacuate or transport injured or sick individuals using specialized medical transportation services.
- Example: The military unit swiftly medevaced the wounded soldiers from the battlefield to the nearby field hospital.
- To organize or arrange for medical evacuation.
- Example: The emergency medical team quickly medevaced the victims of the earthquake to the closest medical facilities.
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