ambulance
[ am-byuh-luh ns ]
/ ˈæm byə ləns /
noun
a specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital.
(formerly) a field hospital.
Words nearby ambulance
ambrotype,
ambry,
ambsace,
ambu bag,
ambulacrum,
ambulance,
ambulance chaser,
ambulance stocks,
ambulant,
ambulante,
ambulate
Example sentences from the Web for ambulance
British Dictionary definitions for ambulance
ambulance
/ (ˈæmbjʊləns) /
noun
a motor vehicle designed to carry sick or injured people
Word Origin for ambulance
C19: from French, based on (
hôpital)
ambulant mobile or field (hospital), from Latin
ambulāre to walk
Medical definitions for ambulance
ambulance
[ ăm′byə-ləns ]
n.
A specially equipped vehicle used to transport the sick or injured.