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Meaning of medevac | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmɛdɪvæk

Definitions

  1. The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
  2. A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
  3. Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.

Examples

“Dr. Isom arrived with a Russian specialist named Shaknovich on a medevac.”
“The village of Igiugig, Alaska, came together to light the runway for a medevac flight.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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