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field hospital

noun

, Military.
  1. an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.


field hospital

noun

  1. a temporary hospital set up near a battlefield equipped to provide remedial surgery and post-operative care
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of field hospital1

First recorded in 1695–1705

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