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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

Among them was Jose Velazquez, 30, who was tending to the pop-up aid station outside his mother-in-law’s house at the corner of Woodbury Road and Glenrose Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2025

Dauwalter made it to the aid station, but instead of dropping out, she used a volunteer to guide her by narrating the terrain as they ran.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2024

I drink at the aid station, but only water.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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