2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ambulance \Am"bu*lance\, n. [F. ambulance, h[^o]pital ambulant, fr. L. ambulare to walk. See {Amble}.] (Mil.) (a) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. (b) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ambulance n : a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
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