medevac

  • 11Medevac — medical evacuation * * * med·e·vac also med·i·vac med ə .vak n 1) emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area) 2) a helicopter used for medevac medevac vt, vacked; vack·ing to transport in a medevac helicopter …

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  • 12medevac — I. noun also medivac Etymology: medical evacuation Date: 1966 1. emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area) 2. a helicopter used for medevac II. transitive verb also medivac (medevaced; also …

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  • 13medevac — 1. noun a) The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility. b) A vehicle used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility. 2. verb To transport patients by medevac. See Also: CASEVAC …

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  • 14MEDEVAC — medical evacuation …

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  • 15Medevac — Évacuation sanitaire aérienne Hélicoptère Bell 47 (H 13G) de l US Army en Corée du Sud dans les années 1950. Durant la guerre de Corée, on vit la première utilisation intensive de ces ambulances volantes …

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  • 16MEDEVAC — Medical Evacuation (Governmental » Military) …

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  • 17MEDEVAC — An expression used to request ATS (air traffic services) priority handling for a medical evacuation flight based on a medical emergency in the air transportation of patients, organ donors, organs, or other urgently needed life saving medical… …

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  • 18medevac — [ mɛdɪvak] (also medivac) N. Amer. noun the evacuation of military or other casualties to hospital by air. verb (medevacs, medevacking, medevacked) transport (someone) to hospital by air. Origin 1960s: blend of medical and evacuation (see… …

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  • 19medevac — med·e·vac …

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  • 20MEDEVAC — • Medical Evacuation …

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