hospital train
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noun
a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
Nearby words
hospital gangrene, hospital light, hospital pass, hospital record, hospital ship, hospital train, hospitaler, hospitalet, hospitalism, hospitalist, hospitality
Origin of hospital train
First recorded in 1870–75
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Examples from the Web for hospital train
The hospital-train bore us with many interruptions and frequent side-trackings toward the Channel and "Blighty."
"Over There" with the Australians|R. Hugh KnyvettWhen last I came to it I saw little, because I arrived in a motor-ambulance and left in a hospital-train.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider|W. H. L. WatsonThe mother runs a hospital-train for the wounded in the intervals of hunting wolves.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan