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flying doctor

noun Australian.

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

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Origin of flying doctor

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby flying doctor

flying buttress, flying circus, flying colors, flying colours, flying column, flying doctor, flying dragon, Flying Dustbin, Flying Dutchman, flying field, flying fish
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British Dictionary definitions for flying doctor

flying doctor

noun

(in areas of sparse or scattered population) a doctor who visits patients by aircraft
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