"flying doctor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flying doctors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying doctor (plural flying doctors)
  1. (especially Australia) A doctor who uses a light aircraft to visit patients, especially in remote and sparsely inhabited regions. Tags: Australia, especially
    Sense id: en-flying_doctor-en-noun-yy4yWiwK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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