medevac

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the act of taking a sick or injured person to a hospital in a helicopter or plane; the aircraft that is used in this situation:

a medevac helicopter

When you see your first medevac you realize war is not a glorious thing.

They radioed for a medevac.

The paramedics in the medevac were able to revive him.

to take an injured or sick person to a hospital in a helicopter or plane:

We'll have to medevac him to a hospital that has a specialist.