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Meaning of "medevac" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEDEVAC

From med( ical) evac( uation).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEDEVAC

medevac  [ˈmɛdɪˌvæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEDEVAC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Medevac is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb medevac in English.

WHAT DOES MEDEVAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

medevac

Medical evacuation

Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield, to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities, or to patients at a rural hospital requiring urgent care at a better-equipped facility using medically equipped ground vehicles or aircraft. Examples include civilian EMS vehicles, civilian aeromedical helicopter services, and Army air ambulances. This term also covers the transfer of patients from the battlefield to a treatment facility or from one treatment facility to another by medical personnel, such as from a local hospital to a trauma center.

Definition of medevac in the English dictionary

The first definition of medevac in the dictionary is the evacuation of casualties from forward areas to the nearest hospital or base. Other definition of medevac is a helicopter used for transporting wounded or sick people to hospital. Medevac is also to transport to hospital by medevac.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MEDEVAC

PRESENT

Present
I medevac
you medevac
he/she/it medevacs
we medevac
you medevac
they medevac
Present continuous
I am medevacing
you are medevacing
he/she/it is medevacing
we are medevacing
you are medevacing
they are medevacing
Present perfect
I have medevaced
you have medevaced
he/she/it has medevaced
we have medevaced
you have medevaced
they have medevaced
Present perfect continuous
I have been medevacing
you have been medevacing
he/she/it has been medevacing
we have been medevacing
you have been medevacing
they have been medevacing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I medevaced
you medevaced
he/she/it medevaced
we medevaced
you medevaced
they medevaced
Past continuous
I was medevacing
you were medevacing
he/she/it was medevacing
we were medevacing
you were medevacing
they were medevacing
Past perfect
I had medevaced
you had medevaced
he/she/it had medevaced
we had medevaced
you had medevaced
they had medevaced
Past perfect continuous
I had been medevacing
you had been medevacing
he/she/it had been medevacing
we had been medevacing
you had been medevacing
they had been medevacing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will medevac
you will medevac
he/she/it will medevac
we will medevac
you will medevac
they will medevac
Future continuous
I will be medevacing
you will be medevacing
he/she/it will be medevacing
we will be medevacing
you will be medevacing
they will be medevacing
Future perfect
I will have medevaced
you will have medevaced
he/she/it will have medevaced
we will have medevaced
you will have medevaced
they will have medevaced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been medevacing
you will have been medevacing
he/she/it will have been medevacing
we will have been medevacing
you will have been medevacing
they will have been medevacing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would medevac
you would medevac
he/she/it would medevac
we would medevac
you would medevac
they would medevac
Conditional continuous
I would be medevacing
you would be medevacing
he/she/it would be medevacing
we would be medevacing
you would be medevacing
they would be medevacing
Conditional perfect
I would have medevac
you would have medevac
he/she/it would have medevac
we would have medevac
you would have medevac
they would have medevac
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been medevacing
you would have been medevacing
he/she/it would have been medevacing
we would have been medevacing
you would have been medevacing
they would have been medevacing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you medevac
we let´s medevac
you medevac
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to medevac
Past participle
medevaced
Present Participle
medevacing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEDEVAC


autovac
ˈɔːtəʊˌvæk
Czechoslovak
ˌtʃɛkəʊˈsləʊvæk
medivac
ˈmɛdɪˌvæk
Slovak
ˈsləʊvæk
vac
væk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEDEVAC

meddle
meddler
meddlesome
meddlesomely
meddlesomeness
meddling
meddlingly
Mede
Medea
Medellin
medevacked
medevacking
medflies
medfly
media
media circus
media event
media group
media hype
media man

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEDEVAC

ac
almanac
bac
cardiac
Cognac
cul-de-sac
Isaac
Kerouac
Kragujevac
lac
lilac
mac
maniac
nymphomaniac
Potomac
sac
sign of the zodiac
Syriac
tarmac
zodiac

Synonyms and antonyms of medevac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «medevac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEDEVAC

Find out the translation of medevac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of medevac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «medevac» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

救伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evacuación médica
570 millions of speakers

English

medevac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

MEDEVAC
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإخلاء الطبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

санитарный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

medevac
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

medevac
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

évacuation sanitaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Medevac
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

MedEvac
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

救急ヘリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의료 팀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Medevac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

medevac
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

medevac
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेडिवेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

askeri hastane helikopteri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Medevac
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Medevac
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

санітарний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

MEDEVAC
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

medevac
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

medevac
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Medevac
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medevac
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of medevac

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDEVAC»

The term «medevac» is regularly used and occupies the 104.906 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDEVAC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «medevac» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «medevac» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about medevac

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEDEVAC»

Discover the use of medevac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to medevac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medevac
Eric grows into an all-American hero, but it comes at a heavy loss. A gripping and powerful story, Medevac is told in stark images by a man whose autobiography this book could easily have been.
Hugh M. McClure, 2000
2
1st Air Cavalry Division: Memoirs of the First Team, ...
they will be remembered as long as men fly and the hurt cry out for help There is a mystique about Medevac. So much has been written of the courage, the dedication and esprit de corps of the men in Medevac that today they live with legend.
‎1995
3
68W Advanced Field Craft: Combat Medic Skills
Depending on the tactical situation or the location of the MASCAL, the triage, treatment, and holding areas may be established in the existing medical treatment facility (MTF), an available shelter, or outdoors. • Establish MEDEVAC priorities ...
Casey Bond, Patricia R. Hastings, Andrew N. Pollak, 2009
4
A History of Army Aviation: From Its Beginnings to the War ...
The most dramatic impact of helicopters in Korea was in aerial MEDEVAC, which Korea showcased partly as an accident of tactical conditions. Lacking a major air threat, Air Force helicopter units had few pilots to rescue. So, one detachment ...
James Williams, James W. Williams, 2005
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Aeromedical Evacuation: Management of Acute and Stabilized ...
Battlefield and tactical medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) encompasses all the movement of casualties within the theater of operations.1 This includes both movement of patients from the point of injury or illness to the nearest medical facility (Fig ...
William W. Hurd, John G. Jernigan, 2002
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Trauma: Emergency Resuscitation, Perioperative Anesthesia, ...
Figure 8 Blackhawk aeromedical evacuation model UH-60Q MEDEVAC. Capable of carrying six critically injured patients along with three MEDEVAC crew members. Developed for battlefield MEDEVAC, search and rescue missions , and ...
William C. Wilson, Christopher M. Grande, David B. Hoyt, 2007
7
Volunteer Training Drills: A Year of Weekly Drills
Objectives To review the protocols and criteria for requesting medevac. To review the requirements for the landing site. To review the protocol regarding lights and marking of the landing site. To review the procedures for approaching the ...
Howard A. Chatterton, 1998
8
Dust Off: Army Aeromedical Evacuation in Vietnam
Major Myers later described what he saw from above in his command-and~ control ship: I'The [Medevac] ship seemed to land, then shot up in the air, and then fell to the ground rolling over on its side, thrashing around like a wounded insect.
Peter Dorland, James Nanney
9
Flying in the Land of Sand and Sun
During the latter part of 1986, Medevac made a training schedule for the flight crews to do their training with FlightSafety International at various parts of the United States. The location of training is dependent on aircraft crew assignments.
James D. Fox, 2013
10
Flying Magazine
562 ON HEADER SERVICE CARD For long-distance missions, STAT MedEvac has a King Air 200 and a Learjet 55. A Lear 35 is also available from STAT MedEvac's vendor, Cl Aviation Systems. C] handles STAT MedEvac's flight operations, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEDEVAC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term medevac is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In Pictures: what a multinational MEDEVAC mission involving 11 …
A complex MEDEVAC involving 11 helicopters from 6 different nations was among the highlights of Italian Blade 2015, the largest military ... «The Aviationist, Jul 15»
2
CareFlight helicopter broke down on Litchfield Park Rd after landing …
... Territory bush for several hours on Monday when the CareFlight helicopter broke down on the Litchfield Park Rd after landing to medevac an injured woman. «Perth Now, Jul 15»
3
Mayor Harvey Hall bobbleheads are go
Medevac 1 pilots have already practiced sticking the landing at Sam Lynn. Hall will alight, a flight nurse will hand him the ball, and he'll wing it ... «The Bakersfield Californian, Jul 15»
4
Calif. man injured on Haleakala trail
He was then transferred to a medevac helicopter and flown to Maui Memorial Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The victim is a ... «KITV Honolulu, Jul 15»
5
Kids & Cancer Benefit Run and post-run party Saturday
The pilot and staff from STAT MedEvac will be on hand to answer questions about the helicopter and how it helps save lives in Western PA and ... «Bradford Era, Jul 15»
6
California Man Airlifted After Fall at Pīpīwai Trail, Maui
He was then transferred to a medevac helicopter and flown to Maui Memorial Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters from ... «Maui Now, Jul 15»
7
US Coast Guard Medevacs Passenger from Carnival Breeze
Carnival Breeze Medevac Defense Imagery and Video Systems has reported that the U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 79 year-old passenger ... «Cruise Law News, Jul 15»
8
Would you SCUBA dive under Antarctica?
If you need rescuing, medevac could cost more than six figures, and take over 48 hours, so it's best to be prepared before embarking on the trip. «GlacierHub, Jul 15»
9
Fins in the water
Since then, he's performed three medevac cases, the most recent of which occurred 200 miles off the North Carolina coast July 6. Originally ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
10
Tecnam P2010 Prepping for U.S. Deliveries
... small airlines needing a modern airplane, as well as medevac and skydiving operations, for which a large rear door will be provided. Tecnam ... «Aviation International News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Medevac [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/medevac>. May 2024 ».
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