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- [am-byuh-luh ns]
- /ˈæm byə ləns/
- /ˈæmbjələns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [am-byuh-luh ns]
- /ˈæm byə ləns/
Definitions of ambulance word
- countable noun ambulance An ambulance is a vehicle for taking people to and from hospital. 3
- noun ambulance a motor vehicle designed to carry sick or injured people 3
- noun ambulance a mobile field hospital 3
- noun ambulance a specially equipped automobile or other vehicle for carrying the sick or wounded 3
- noun ambulance a specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital. 1
- noun ambulance (formerly) a field hospital. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of ambulance
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < French, equivalent to (hôpital) ambul(ant) walking (hospital) + -ance -ance. See ambulant
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Parts of speech for Ambulance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ambulance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ambulance usage trend in Literature
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