medevac
/ˈmɛdəˌvæk/
noun
- The transportation of injured or sick people to a hospital, especially by helicopter or airplane.
- Medevac teams are trained to provide emergency care during the flight.
- The hospital called for a medevac to bring the hiker from the mountain.
- The soldier was evacuated by medevac after being wounded in the battle.
Synonyms
verb
- To transport someone by medical evacuation, typically by air.
- The military helicopter was used to medevac civilians from the disaster zone.
- They had to medevac the patient because the roads were blocked by snow.
- The rescue team decided to medevac the injured climber to the nearest hospital.