Definitions
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- noun A removal of injured or ill to a hospital from a
combat ordisaster area . - noun An aircraft used for such removal.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Claims he had to hold in his own guts while being in a med-evac chopper.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Claims he had to hold in his own guts while being in a med-evac chopper.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Taylor Sheldon and Andrew Talansky suffered facial trauma and the former left aboard a med-evac helicopter before being released late that night.
Season ender: The best (and worst) of U.S. bike racing in 2010 2010
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There, preparations were underway to med-evac an anticipated "massive" amount of American casualties resulting from a planned major ground offensive against Iraq.
Jewish Women in the Military - Chaplains - Bonnie Koppell 2010
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And by facing my fears and repeated passing out before being med-evac lifted out in a helicopter, they too could be like me and by following my example, they could be homeless, or OUT of a job.
I offer to launder illegal funds, a trip down memory lane and more pain. Elizabeth McClung 2008
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Several months ago I received a phone message from a public affairs officer stationed at Travis Air Force Base in northern California, asking me if I wanted to go on a six-day trip to Iraq in order to report on one of their med-evac teams deploying there.
Operation Hydra: Air Force disaster relief training, flying all over California, GWB & me.... 2008
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Sure, there were rollover accidents and med-evac airlifts, serious injuries and extensive property damage.
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And by facing my fears and repeated passing out before being med-evac lifted out in a helicopter, they too could be like me and by following my example, they could be homeless, or OUT of a job.
Archive 2008-07-01 Elizabeth McClung 2008
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"We have an excellent med-evac system here that allows us to get injured soldiers to a hospital really fast."
Madame Jane predicts stuff about Iraq: Get 2 fabulous predictions for the price of 1! 2007
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In addition, private med-evac companies supply paramedics to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, and retired soldiers-cum-SWAT officers are also signing on.
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