Etymology

dustoff

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Today it means: Synonym of CASEVAC (“emergency evacuation of casualties from a combat zone”). Full definition →

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The story

From DUSTOFF, the callsign used by U.S. Army Air Ambulance units.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.