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aid station

American  

noun

Military.
  1. a medical installation located in a forward or isolated position in the field for providing routine or emergency medical treatment to the troops.


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"It's truly touching," said Stone Ngai, 38, one of the organisers of an impromptu aid station.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

Every hour or so, I would cruise into an aid station and eat whatever I felt like eating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

With only a few miles until the final aid station, Dauwalter stumbled along, occasionally falling - on one occasion drawing blood after hitting her head on a rock.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

Schulke would fist-pump every success, then hop on his bike, speeding ahead of Kipchoge to reach the next aid station about three miles away.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Wilsie picked little Johnny up and carried him to the Red Cross aid station.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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