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flying doctor

American  

noun

Australian.

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

flying doctor British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of flying doctor

First recorded in 1925–30

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