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

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

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