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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.


ambo 1 British  
/ ˈæmbəʊ /

noun

  1. an ambulance driver

  2. an ambulance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ambo 2 British  
/ ˈæmbəʊ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of ambo

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

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

From BBC Jan. 7, 2023

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

The seat of the emperor was on the left side of the soleas, immediately below the seats of the priests, close to the ambo, and opposite to the throne of the patriarch.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

This letter was read from the ambo of Sancta Sophia on the Feast of Pentecost, 15th May, 628.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

Beyond sleeps Solomon, most faithful of husbands; and under this turf of buttercups and daisies lie Paris and Lovelace, arcades ambo, too early lost.

From From the Easy Chair, series 2 by Curtis, George William

Lastly, the two ambos, or pulpits, survive in two senses.

From Architecture Classic and Early Christian by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)

"And—and"—here he hesitated, and his voice shook and trembled with the most intense and heart—crushing emotion—"y una mas cara que ambos?"

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael

Its two ambos stand on each side of the raised portion of the floor which corresponds to the choir in the Basilica of Honorius.

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

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