ambo

American  

[am-boh] / ˈæm boʊ /

Also ambon

noun

ambos plural

1. (in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.

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ambo ¹ British  

/ ˈæmbəʊ /

noun

1. an ambulance driver

2. an ambulance

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ambo ² British  

/ ˈæmbəʊ /

noun

1. either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches

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Etymology

Origin of ambo

First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin ambō(n), from Greek ámbōn “edge, rim, pulpit”

Example Sentences

There is also an entirely new "ambo" team that has been created to care for the patients who can't even get into the corridors.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2023

Claire Fraser is the senior sister heading the day's "ambo" team.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2023

“Cæcus cæcum ducit: et ambo in foveam cadunt.”

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis

Itaque ambo consules in Samnium missi cum diversas regiones, Tifernum Postumius, Bovianum Minucius petisset, Postumii prius ductu ad Tifernum pugnatum.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

The Epistle ambo, situated on the opposite side of the church from the main pulpit, is of earlier date than the latter.

From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 by Various

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• rostrum