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Definition of medevac noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

medevac

noun
 
/ˈmedɪvæk/
 
/ˈmedɪvæk/
(also medivac)
[uncountable] (especially North American English)
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  1. the movement of injured soldiers or other people to hospital in a helicopter or other aircraft compare air ambulance
    Word Origin1960s: blend of medical and evacuation (see evacuate).
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