medivac

med·i·vac

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [med-uh-vak]
- /ˈmɛd əˌvæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [med-uh-vak]
- /ˈmɛd əˌvæk/

Definitions of medivac word

verb with object medivac to transport (sick or wounded persons) by medevac. 1
noun medivac a helicopter for evacuating the wounded from a battlefield. 1
noun medivac an ambulance or other vehicle equipped for emergency transport of medical patients. 1
noun medivac any of the trained personnel transporting or otherwise tending to the sick or wounded in a medevac. 1
noun medivac Medivac is a service that provides medical care to injured patients while they are being transported from the scene of an accident to a hospital. 0
noun medivac This word is created from "medical" and "evacuation" 0

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Origin of medivac

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 Medivac

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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medivac popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

medivac usage trend in Literature

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