dressing station

American

noun

Military.

a post or center that gives first aid to the wounded, located near a combat area.

dressing station British

noun

military a first-aid post close to a combat area

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Etymology

Origin of dressing station

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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A field dressing station lived in one such cave.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2018

Here a stretcher bearer pushes a casualty to the advanced dressing station.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2013

This is an advanced dressing station, just beyond the trenches but still within range of German artillery.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2013

The second night we spent in the garden of a ruined dressing station along the shore in Matr�h.

From Time Magazine Archive

My throat is parched; everything dances red and black before my eyes, I stagger on doggedly and pitilessly and at last reach the dressing station.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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