dressing station

noun

, Military.

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

dressing station

noun

1. military a first-aid post close to a combat area

Word History and Origins

Origin of dressing station¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

I saw him five minutes later when his body was brought to the dressing-station; he had been shot through the heart.

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Where do you think youre in—a communication trench or a field-dressing-station or a base hospital?

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A deep and comparatively uninjured German dug-out had been adapted for use as a dressing-station.

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In addition, the advanced dressing station and many batteries were also located in it.

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He complained to the unhearing Spike all the way back to a dressing station, though twice refusing help to carry his load.

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