bloodmobile

[ bluhd-muh-beel ]

noun

1. a small truck with medical equipment for receiving blood donations.

bloodmobile

/ ˈblʌdməˌbiːl /

noun

1. a motor vehicle equipped for collecting blood from donors

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodmobile¹

First recorded in 1945–50; blood + -mobile

Example Sentences

It had to pull its bloodmobiles off the streets, and stopped holding blood drives at high schools, colleges and businesses.

From Seattle Times

His expertise and development of safely storing blood and the establishment of bloodmobiles has been credited with saving thousands of Allied lives during World War II.

From Washington Times

I have been donating blood on a regular basis for the last several years at a local bloodmobile.

From New York Times

This is the second bloodmobile the Community Blood Bank has donated to the organization.

From Washington Times

When asked about reactions to the UK tombstone outside his business on Main Street, Chapman recalled a UK bloodmobile’s annual visit to Jackson.

From Washington Times