field hospital

American  

noun

Military.

1. an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.

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field hospital British  

noun

1. a temporary hospital set up near a battlefield equipped to provide remedial surgery and post-operative care

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Etymology

Origin of field hospital

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

The Sun reported that the RAF is due to deliver military medics and a mobile field hospital that can operate aboard the ship.

From BBC

The organisations say that they collectively support or implement more than half of all food assistance in Gaza, 60 per cent of field hospital operations and all inpatient treatment for children suffering severe acute malnutrition.

From Barron's

Jordan also treats war wounded at its field hospital in Gaza and has supplied aid via air drops and road convoys.

From BBC

A team at the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham has used £3.1m of Ministry of Defence funding to develop a vehicle-based lab that can be taken to field hospitals, firing ranges and rehabilitation centres.

From BBC

There are helping hands, too, from a Spanish team who are here to build a field hospital.

From BBC