ambulance

[ am-byuh-luhns ]

noun

1. a specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital.
2. (formerly) a field hospital.

ambulance

/ ˈæmbjʊləns /

noun

1. a motor vehicle designed to carry sick or injured people

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulance¹

1800–10; < French, equivalent to ( hôpital ) ambul ( ant ) walking (hospital) + -ance -ance. See ambulant

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulance¹

C19: from French, based on ( hôpital ) ambulant mobile or field (hospital), from Latin ambulāre to walk

Example Sentences

There are now other private rehabilitation centres, ambulances and taxis that help evacuate people from half-destroyed towns, food services for refugees, and many other initiatives that supplement services provided by the state.

From BBC

On Sunday, Jay-Z’s name was made public as the celebrity in the suit, and he responded by blasting Buzbee on social media as a “deplorable human” and an “ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mrs Morrison said she only found out something was wrong with Declan on 18 March 2022 when he was in the ambulance.

From BBC

Last week data showed hospitals were experiencing significant pressures for this stage of the winter, with ambulances facing long waits outside A&E and 95% of hospital beds full.

From BBC

The pressures also seem to be having an impact on ambulances with two-thirds of crews facing delays when they drop patients at A&E.

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