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ambulance
[ am-byuh-luhns ]
/ ˈæm byə ləns /
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Definition of ambulance
noun
a specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital.
(formerly) a field hospital.
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British Dictionary definitions for ambulance
ambulance
/ (ˈæmbjʊləns) /
noun
a motor vehicle designed to carry sick or injured people
Word Origin for ambulance
C19: from French, based on (hôpital) ambulant mobile or field (hospital), from Latin ambulāre to walk
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Medical definitions for ambulance
ambulance
[ ăm′byə-ləns ]
n.
A specially equipped vehicle used to transport the sick or injured.
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