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aid station

American  

noun

Military.
  1. a medical installation located in a forward or isolated position in the field for providing routine or emergency medical treatment to the troops.


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"It's truly touching," said Stone Ngai, 38, one of the organisers of an impromptu aid station.

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

Every hour or so, I would cruise into an aid station and eat whatever I felt like eating.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

She would have to sit for hours watching others pass before the aid station closed and she could get a ride to the finishing area.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2024

Schulke would fist-pump every success, then hop on his bike, speeding ahead of Kipchoge to reach the next aid station about three miles away.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2023

A soldier alerts my mother that she’s needed in the first- aid station.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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