dressing station
a post or center that gives first aid to the wounded, located near a combat area.
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How to use dressing station in a sentence
I saw him five minutes later when his body was brought to the dressing-station; he had been shot through the heart.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungWhere do you think youre in—a communication trench or a field-dressing-station or a base hospital?
Grapes of wrath | Boyd CableA deep and comparatively uninjured German dug-out had been adapted for use as a dressing-station.
Grapes of wrath | Boyd CableIn addition, the advanced dressing station and many batteries were also located in it.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918 | Frederick William BewsherHe complained to the unhearing Spike all the way back to a dressing station, though twice refusing help to carry his load.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for dressing station
military a first-aid post close to a combat area
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