hospital train
noun
a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
Origin of hospital train
1First recorded in 1870–75
Words Nearby hospital train
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How to use hospital train in a sentence
He may run a special hospital train with doctors and nurses and emergency equipment.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordThe mother runs a hospital-train for the wounded in the intervals of hunting wolves.
My War Experiences in Two Continents | Sarah MacnaughtanThen came the hospital train, a wagon for each regiment in the Division, loaded with stores to establish a Division hospital.
An Artilleryman's Diary | Jenkin Lloyd JonesMet Mother Bickerdyke on the hospital train going North after supplies.
An Artilleryman's Diary | Jenkin Lloyd JonesI asked him how far the wounded had to be transported from here before they could be placed in a hospital train.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell Fox
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