Definition of "medevac" []

• Air transport of persons to a place where they can receive medical or surgical care; medical evacuation. (noun)
• A helicopter or other aircraft used for such transport. (noun)
• To transport (a patient) to a place where medical care is available. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Navigating with map and compass, they find their way to a half dozen stations around Fort Drum, setting up ambushes or raids, searching and questioning prisoners, and practicing calling in medevac helicopters."
• "I know of a case not long ago where the fellow who had injured himself refused to even go to a local doctor or hospital, instead ordering the attendants to "call my medevac company and tell them to pick me up - I'll be by the pool"."
• "Because the medevac was apparently not struck by hostile fire, the incident was deemed non-battle related."