field hospital

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noun Military.

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.

Nearby words

field guidance, field guide, field gun, field hand, field hockey, field hospital, field house, field independence, field ion microscope, field jacket, field lark

Origin of field hospital

First recorded in 1695–1705

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Examples from the Web for field hospital

The German surgeons who were in charge had to join their field-hospital, which was about to move in the track of the army.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War|Charles Edward Ryan
It was sent by the chief surgeon of a field-hospital; and it was dated from a village in the north of Spain.
The Law and the Lady|Wilkie Collins
Whoever wishes to know something of the terrible realities of war should visit a field-hospital during some great engagement.
The Recollections of A Drummer-Boy|Harry M. Kieffer
I was in the field-hospital all day, and the wounded were brought in shouting with joy.
The Traitors|E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

Many who were wounded soon after midday only succeeded in reaching the field-hospital about half-past twelve at night.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke

British Dictionary definitions for field hospital

field hospital

noun

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

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