medevacnoun [ C ]
/ˈmed.i.væk//ˈmed.i.væk/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.
medevacverb [ T ]
/ˈmed.i.væk//ˈmed.i.væk/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.