ambulette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ambulette
First recorded in 1980–85; ambul(ance) + -ette
Example Sentences
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The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were ambulate, ambulette and mutable.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023
On a mid-September afternoon, nearly one month after his discharge, Mr. Fok sat in a wheelchair in the crowded waiting room at Chinatown Dialysis Center, a long ambulette ride from Bensonhurst.
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2011
With his aide’s help, Bill got into his wheelchair and departed with the ambulette driver.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2011
Nearby, Jesus Dumois, 78, a retired ambulette driver from Cuba, was perched on the seat of his rolling walker, just outside Formaggio Essex.
From New York Times • May 21, 2011
Ten years ago, he said, he worked as a driver for an ambulette service and got lost on the south shore where he was supposed to pick up a patient at a nursing home.
From Washington Post
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