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1medevac
noun med·e·vac \ˈme-də-ˌvak, -dē-\
: emergency removal of sick or injured people from an area especially by helicopter
: a helicopter used to remove sick or injured people from an area
Full Definition of MEDEVAC
1
: emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area)
2
: a helicopter used for medevac
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Variants of MEDEVAC
med·e·vac also med·i·vac \ˈme-də-ˌvak, -dē-\
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Origin of MEDEVAC
medical evacuation
First Known Use: 1966
Rhymes with MEDEVAC
almanac, amberjack, anorak, antiblack, applejack, Arawak, Aurillac, back-to-back, bivouac, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, celiac, cornerback, Cousin Jack, crackerjack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, gunnysack, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, iliac, ipecac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac
2medevac
verb
med·e·vaced also med·i·vaced or med·e·vacked or med·i·vackedmed·e·vac·ing also med·i·vac·ing or med·e·vack·ing or med·i·vack·ing
Definition of MEDEVAC
transitive verb
: to transport in a medevac helicopter
Variants of MEDEVAC
medevac also medivac
First Known Use of MEDEVAC
1969
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