Definition of "medevac"

medevac

/ˈmɛdɪvæk/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural medevacs
1. The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
2. A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
  Quotations
  Dr. Isom arrived with a Russian specialist named Shaknovich on a medevac.
  2009, Larry King, My Remarkable Journey, Weinstein Books, page 205
3. Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.
verb
third-person singular simple present medevacs, present participle medevacking or medevacing, simple past and past participle medevacked or medevaced
1. (transitive) To transport (patients) by medevac.