ambulant
Americanadjective
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moving about from place to place
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med another word for ambulatory
Other Word Forms
- unambulant adjective
Etymology
Origin of ambulant
First recorded in 1645–55; from French , from Latin ambulant- (stem of ambulāns, present participle of ambulāre “to walk”); amble
Example Sentences
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He moved into the building four years ago after it was advertised as a "fully accessible" property, but believes it should have been listed as "ambulant accessible" instead.
From BBC
PT2-5: These classes are for ambulant athletes whose impairments include loss of muscle strength, range of movement and loss of limbs.
From BBC
So in the beginning, he’s basically a kind of ambulant whiteboard?
From The Guardian
He is lethally silent and stricken in Paris, Texas’s opening scenes, an ambulant Mount Rushmore of personal agony as he faces his troubled brother, played by Dean Stockwell.
From The Guardian
Meanwhile, every ambulant defender gets a game, amid an injury/suspension crisis.
From The Guardian
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