dressing station

American  

noun

Military.

1. a post or center that gives first aid to the wounded, located near a combat area.

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dressing station British  

noun

1. military a first-aid post close to a combat area

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Etymology

Origin of dressing station

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A field dressing station lived in one such cave.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2018

This is an advanced dressing station, just beyond the trenches but still within range of German artillery.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2013

Here a stretcher bearer pushes a casualty to the advanced dressing station.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2013

Then he was rushed to the Donner's battle dressing station for a physical exam.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dressing station was on the Austrian side of the river under the edge of the hill and stretcher-bearers would bring the wounded back across the pontoon bridge.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway