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am·bu·lance (am′byə ləns, -byo̵̅o̅-)
noun
- Obsolete a mobile field hospital
- a specially equipped automobile or other vehicle for carrying the sick or wounded
Etymology: Fr < (hôpital) ambulant < prp. of L ambulare: see amble
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