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ambulance

American  
[am-byuh-luhns] / ˈæm byə ləns /

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 British  
/ ˈæmbjʊləns /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ambulance

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

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