ambulance
Americannoun
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a specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital.
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(formerly) a field hospital.
noun
Etymology
Origin of ambulance
1800–10; < French, equivalent to ( hôpital ) ambul ( ant ) walking (hospital) + -ance -ance. See ambulant
Example Sentences
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But nights can mean frantic calls for the police, or for an ambulance or the hospital.
From Literature
But a day after the strike, the military’s Arabic-language spokesman accused Hezbollah of using ambulances for military purposes.
From Los Angeles Times
The Scottish Ambulance Service said six ambulances and two special operations attended.
From BBC
"There was no sound, but then we heard the emergency rescue team arrive; helicopters, ambulances, and the police."
From BBC
She said her son was wrapped in a silver medical blanket when she arrived and an ambulance took the pair to hospital, where he underwent 3.5 hours of surgery to try and reattach the fingertip.
From BBC
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