field hospital

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.

field hospital

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of field hospital¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Cogat says two additional field hospitals will also open in southern Gaza soon.

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It has said the area includes essential infrastructure, including field hospitals and water pipelines, and that supplies of food, tents and medicines will be delivered there in co-ordination with international organisations.

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Later on, I drive to a nearby field hospital under the cover of darkness.

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It quoted the officers as telling them in the calls: "We are going to provide you with a place to be in, whether it is a field hospital or any other hospital."

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He also reportedly approved a plan to "accommodate" Gaza City residents in the south of the territory, including the coastal al-Mawasi area, where the military has begun establishing additional food distribution points and field hospitals.

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