ambulette

American  

[am-byuh-let] / ˌæm byəˈlɛt /

noun

1. a specially equipped motor vehicle for transporting people who are convalescing or have mobility issues.

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Etymology

Origin of ambulette

First recorded in 1980–85; ambul(ance) + -ette

Example Sentences

The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were ambulate, ambulette and mutable.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

“One day you’ll see an ambulette come in and haul someone out and they’ll never come back,” Mr. McArthur said.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2020

One defendant was accused of parking his Mercedes with a phony Law Department placard in a space reserved for an ambulette that transported people with disabilities to a health care facility, investigators said.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2017

Investigators said his last rage may have been touched off by the refusal of his mother’s companion, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, 54, a private ambulette driver, to let him use his Lexus.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2011

Ten years ago, he said, he worked as a driver for an ambulette service and got lost on the south shore where he was supposed to pick up a patient at a nursing home.

From Washington Post