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- [med-uh-vak]
- /ˈmɛd əˌvæk/
- /mˈedɪvˌak/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [med-uh-vak]
- /ˈmɛd əˌvæk/
Definitions of medevac word
- noun medevac a helicopter for evacuating the wounded from a battlefield. 1
- noun medevac an ambulance or other vehicle equipped for emergency transport of medical patients. 1
- noun medevac any of the trained personnel transporting or otherwise tending to the sick or wounded in a medevac. 1
- verb with object medevac to transport (sick or wounded persons) by medevac. 1
- noun medevac The evacuation of military or other casualties to the hospital in a helicopter or airplane. 1
- noun medevac the evacuation of casualties from forward areas to the nearest hospital or base 0
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Origin of medevac
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70, Americanism; med(ical) evac(uation); presumably by ellipsis from medevac helicopter
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Parts of speech for Medevac
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medevac popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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