ambulette

American  

[am-byuh-let] / ˌæm byəˈlɛt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ambulette

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

Example Sentences

“One day you’ll see an ambulette come in and haul someone out and they’ll never come back,” Mr. McArthur said.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2020

One defendant was accused of parking his Mercedes with a phony Law Department placard in a space reserved for an ambulette that transported people with disabilities to a health care facility, investigators said.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2017

On a mid-September afternoon, nearly one month after his discharge, Mr. Fok sat in a wheelchair in the crowded waiting room at Chinatown Dialysis Center, a long ambulette ride from Bensonhurst.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2011

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

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 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