medivac

/ˈmɛdɪvæk/
verb
  1. To transport someone who is injured or sick to a hospital by emergency medical vehicle, especially by air.
    • Doctors medivac patients from remote villages to the main hospital.
    • The army will medivac any wounded soldiers as quickly as possible.
    • The rescue team decided to medivac the climber off the mountain.
noun
  1. The transportation of injured or sick people to a hospital, especially by helicopter or airplane in an emergency.
    • The medivac arrived within minutes to airlift the hiker to safety.
    • The soldier was evacuated by medivac after being injured in the field.
    • The hospital coordinates medivac flights for remote mountain rescues.
  2. A vehicle (such as a helicopter or plane) used for medical evacuation.
    • The military sent two medivacs to the disaster zone.
    • The medivac landed on the rooftop helipad of the hospital.
    • They loaded the patient onto the medivac for the flight to the city.
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