First Known Use: 1809
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ambulance
noun am·bu·lance \ˈam-byə-lən(t)s, -bə- also -ˌlan(t)s\
: a vehicle used for taking hurt or sick people to the hospital especially in emergencies
Full Definition of AMBULANCE
: a vehicle equipped for transporting the injured or sick
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Origin of AMBULANCE
French, from (hôpital) ambulant, literally, ambulant field hospital, from ambulant itinerant, from Latin ambulant-, ambulans, present participle of ambulare
AMBULANCE Defined for Kids
ambulance
noun am·bu·lance \ˈam-byə-ləns\
Definition of AMBULANCE for Kids
: a vehicle used to carry a sick or injured person
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ambulance
noun am·bu·lance \ˈam-b(y)ə-lən(t)s also -ˌlan(t)s\
Medical Definition of AMBULANCE
: a vehicle equipped for transporting the injured or sick
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