Medevac

Medevac
medical evacuation

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med·e·vac also med·i·vac 'med-ə-.vak n
1) emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area)
2) a helicopter used for medevac
medevac vt, -vacked; -vack·ing to transport in a medevac helicopter

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