1. plural of dustoff; emergency helicopter evacuations, especially of wounded personnel from combat zones
Usage: military; originally U.S. military slang from the Vietnam War era
2. plural of dustoff; instances of cleaning or removing dust from something
Usage: informal

Examples

• The field hospital coordinated multiple dustoffs to transport critically wounded soldiers.
• During the operation, several dustoffs were requested for injured personnel.
• The medical team trained extensively for emergency dustoffs in hostile terrain.
• After the storm, the house needed a thorough dustoff to remove all the debris.
• The old furniture received a good dustoff before being donated.