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flying doctor

noun

, Australian.
  1. a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.


flying doctor

noun

  1. (in areas of sparse or scattered population) a doctor who visits patients by aircraft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flying doctor1

First recorded in 1925–30

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