AMBULANCES

Noun

ambulances

plural of ambulance

Verb

ambulances

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance

Source: Wiktionary


AMBULANCE

Am"bu*lance, n. Etym: [F. ambulance, hĂ´pital ambulant, fr. L. 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) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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