medevac

ˈmɛdəˌvæk

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Definition of medevac - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

healthcare

TECH.

aircraft used for emergency patient transport

TECH.

A medevac was dispatched to the accident scene.

air ambulance

medical evacuation

medical evacuation

TECH.

emergency evacuation of the sick or injured by air

TECH.

The soldier was quickly taken to safety by a medevac..

airlift

Verb

tr.

medical

TECH.

transport patients by air to a hospital

TECH.

The team will medevac the injured soldiers to the base.

air transport

airlift

evacuate

emergency evacuation

TECH.

evacuate injured persons by air in a medical emergency

TECH.

They had to medevac the climber after the fall..

airlift

evacuate

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aircraft used for emergency patient transport

Origin of medevac

English, med(ical) + evac(uation)

Examples of medevac in a sentence

In remote areas, a medevac is crucial for emergencies.
A medevac was called for the injured hiker.
The medevac arrived within minutes.
They had to medevac the patient after the accident.
The helicopter was ready to medevac the crew.
The team had to medevac the injured hiker quickly.

They decided to medevac the patient due to severe injuries.

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French:évacuation sanitaire, héliporter, ...
German:Rettungsflugzeug, evakuieren, ...
Italian:elicottero medico, evacuare in elicottero, ...
Spanish:aeronave de evacuación médica, evacuar, ...
Portuguese:helicóptero de emergência, evacuar por via aérea, ...
Chinese:医疗救援直升机, 航空转运, ...
Japanese:メディバック, 空輸する, ...
Arabic:طائرة إخلاء طبي, أَخْلَى طِبِّيًّا, ...
Hebrew:מַסּוֹק חֵרוּם, לְהַעֲבִיר, ...
Russian:медицинская эвакуация, эвакуировать, ...
Ukrainian:медичний вертоліт, евакуювати, ...
Hindi:मेडिवैक, ले जाना, ...
Bengali:জরুরী বিমান, বিমান দ্বারা পরিবহন করা, ...
Catalan:helicòpter medicalitzat, evacuar, ...
Czech:zdravotnický vrtulník, letecky evakuovat, ...
Danish:lægehelikopter, evakuere, ...
Dutch:medische evacuatie, medevacueren, ...
Greek:ιατρικό ελικόπτερο, μεταφέρω αεροπορικώς, ...
Hungarian:mentőrepülőgép, légi úton kórházba szállítani, ...
Khmer:យន្តហោះសង្គ្រោះវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ, ដឹកអ្នកជំងឺតាមផ្លូវអាកាសទៅមន្ទីរពេទ្យ, ...
Korean:의료 헬기, 공중 이송하다, ...
Persian:هواپیمای امداد, با هواپیما منتقل کرد, ...
Polish:transport medyczny, przetransportować, ...
Portuguese (BR):helicóptero de resgate, transportar por via aérea, ...
Romanian:medevac, a evacua aerian, ...
Swedish:ambulanshelikopter, medevacera, ...
Thai:อากาศยานพยาบาล, ขนส่งทางอากาศ, ...
Turkish:medevac, hava yoluyla taşımak, ...
Vietnamese:máy bay cứu thương, vận chuyển, ...

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