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medevac

/ˈmɛdɪvæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
mede-vac
IPA
/ˈmɛdɪvæk/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To transport (patients) by medevac.

Transitive verb

noun

Alternative form of medevac.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative form of medevac.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

medevacs (plural) med-evac (alternative) medivac (alternative) medevacs (present, singular) medevacing (participle, present) medevacking (participle, present) medevaced (participle, past) medevaced (past) medevacked (participle, past) medevacked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

CASEVAC

Synonyms

medical evacuation medivac

Questions

How do you pronounce medevac?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛdɪvæk/.
What does medevac mean?
The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
Where does medevac come from?
Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.

How to pronounce medevac

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