ambulance

[ am-byuh-luhns ]

noun

1. a specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital.
2. (formerly) a field hospital.

ambulance

/ ˈæmbjʊləns /

noun

1. a motor vehicle designed to carry sick or injured people

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulance¹

1800–10; < French, equivalent to ( hôpital ) ambul ( ant ) walking (hospital) + -ance -ance. See ambulant

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulance¹

C19: from French, based on ( hôpital ) ambulant mobile or field (hospital), from Latin ambulāre to walk

Example Sentences

The prosecution said Ms Riaz was dead by the time Mr Sidpara called for an ambulance "at around lunchtime".

From BBC

But the group said its ambulance staff were also assaulted in the incident by "law enforcement officers and members of a self-defence group".

From BBC

As described in the U.N. commission report, the dispatchers contacted the MOH and Israeli security forces to coordinate, over hours of negotiation, a designated safe route they might take to rescue the child — which is standard practice in conflict situations — and when finally given the green light, dispatched an ambulance with two paramedics.

From Salon

When the ambulance was roughly 50 meters from the family’s car, it was struck by a tank shell.

From Salon

The ambulance was also found nearby, totally destroyed and with human remains inside.

From Salon