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Word: Ambulance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: French, from hôpital ambulant ‘mobile (horse-drawn) field hospital’, from Latin ambulant- ‘walking’ (see ambulant)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈambjʊləns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital, especially in emergencies
Short Definition:vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital
Examples:- we called an ambulance
- he was taken by ambulance to the district hospital
- the ambulance service
Word: Ambulance
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈambjʊləns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
convey in an ambulance
Short Definition:convey in ambulance
Examples:- he was ambulanced to accident and emergency
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