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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

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

Jim Walmsley, the leader of the men's race, passed through this aid station - essentially a sports hall with picnic tables - more than an hour ago, only seconds ahead of fellow American Zach Miller.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2023

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

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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