Look up: Ambulance

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   Ambulance
   An ambulance is a wagon, litter or other means of transport used for the conveyance of the sick and disabled.
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   ambulance
   [n] - a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
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   Ambulance
   Some ambulance authorities advise that in general one should call for an ambulance if someone:
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   Ambulance
   Ambulance: Although you are undoubtedly familiar with the sound of the siren and the sight of the flashing lights of the ambulance, you may not necessarily know that the ambulance began as a walking hospital. The word "ambulance" indeed started off as a walking hospital, "un hôpital ambulant" in French, meaning literally "a ...
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   Ambulance
   Am'bu·lance noun [ French ambulance , hôpital ambulant , from Latin ambulare to walk. See Amble .] (Mil.) (a) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. (b) ...
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   ambulance
   A field hospital, so organised as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. ... An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital. ... Origin: F. Ambulance, hopital ambulant, fr. L ...
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   ambulance
   noun a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
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   Ambulance
   An `ambulance` is a vehicle for transporting sick or injured people, to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury. The term ambulance is used to describe a vehicle used to bring medical care to patients outside of the hospital and when appropriate, to transport the patient to hospital for follow-up care and further testing. In some jurisdictions there is a modified form of the ambulance used, that only carries one member of am...
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   Ambulance
   • (n.) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital. • (n.) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps.Ambulance: words in the defi...
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    ambulance
    ambulance 1. A specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital. 2. A vehicle designed and equipped for carrying people to and from a hospital. 2. Formerly a field hospital; that is, on a field of battle where the wounded were carried out on stretchers, etc. by 'walking bearers'. 'Ambulan...
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    ambulance
    A vehicle used to transport sick or injured persons to a treatment facility. [Fr., fr. (hôpital) ambulant, mobile hospital]
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