Definitions
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
Word origin
Borrowed from French ambulance, which replaced hôpital ambulant (“moving hospital”) via the suffix -ance, from Latin ambulō (“to walk; to go about”).
Used in a sentence
“The NHS is bracing itself for its worst ever winter crisis descending in the next fortnight because of a worsening “flu-nami” that has left hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services under intense strain.”
“Ambulancing patients with acute obstruction over cobble and rails should not be tolerated; better render the necessary service where the patient is found.”
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01“Emergency vehicle”9 letters
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