What does ambulance mean?
Ambulance means An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital..
Ambulance
/ˈæm.bjə.ləns/ · noun
Meaning
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital..
Definitions by Sense
- An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
- (military) A mobile field hospital.
- (UK) A vehicle used for the transportation of dead people, typically to a mortuary.
- (chiefly UK, obsolete) Synonym of stretcher, a litter used for medical transport.
- (US, obsolete) Synonym of covered wagon.
- (transitive) To transport by ambulance.
Example Sentences
The NHS is bracing itself for its worst ever winter crisis descending in the next fortnight because of a worsening “flu-nami” that has left hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services under intense strain.
Ambulancing patients with acute obstruction over cobble and rails should not be tolerated; better render the necessary service where the patient is found.
Synonyms for ambulance
Antonyms for ambulance
Related Words
Word Forms
- ambulances
- ambulancing
- ambulanced
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for ambulance?
Common synonyms include band-aid buggy, blood box, body box, bone box.
What is the opposite of ambulance?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use ambulance in a sentence?
The NHS is bracing itself for its worst ever winter crisis descending in the next fortnight because of a worsening “flu-nami” that has left hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services under intense strain.
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