dressing station

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

Origin of dressing station

First recorded in 1890–95

They carried him back to the dressing-station one day and sent home a telegram saying that he was wounded in the face.

God's Green Country |Ethel M. Chapman
Brought into the dressing-station by his men, where he gave an account of the incident and of the bravery of his men.

Dixmude |Charles Le Goffic
By twos and threes the men were called from the group outside and passed through the door of the dressing-station.

A Padre in France |George A. Birmingham
Finally he was sent to the dressing-station with only his shirt on.

Q.6.a and Other places |Francis Buckley

On a hillock just beyond the village we come upon the remains of a dressing-station.

'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 |Maurice Genevoix

dressing station

military a first-aid post close to a combat area