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ambulette

American  
[am-byuh-let] / ˌæm bjəˈlɛt /

noun

  1. a specially equipped motor vehicle for transporting people who are convalescing or have mobility issues.


Etymology

Origin of ambulette

First recorded in 1980–85; ambul(ance) + -ette

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The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were ambulate, ambulette and mutable.

From New York Times Apr. 17, 2023

With his aide’s help, Bill got into his wheelchair and departed with the ambulette driver.

From New York Times Sep. 5, 2011

Three times a week, an ambulette would arrive to take him to the hospital’s dialysis center.

From New York Times Sep. 5, 2011

Nearby, Jesus Dumois, 78, a retired ambulette driver from Cuba, was perched on the seat of his rolling walker, just outside Formaggio Essex.

From New York Times May 21, 2011

Ten years ago, he said, he worked as a driver for an ambulette service and got lost on the south shore where he was supposed to pick up a patient at a nursing home.

From Washington Post

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