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ambulance

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English

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Anambulance with itsemergency lights on.

Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchambulance, which replacedhôpital ambulant(“moving hospital”) via the suffix-ance, fromLatinambulō(“to walk; to go about”).[1]

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Noun

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ambulance (pluralambulances)

  1. Anemergencyvehicle designed for transporting seriouslyill orinjured people to ahospital.[1854[1]]
  2. (military) Amobilefield hospital.[1798[1]]
  3. (UK) Avehicle used for the transportation ofdeadpeople, typically to amortuary.
    Synonym:private ambulance
  4. (chiefly UK, obsolete)Synonym ofstretcher,alitterused formedicaltransport.
  5. (US, obsolete)Synonym ofcovered wagon.[Late 19c.[1]]

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Translations

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emergency vehicle

Verb

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ambulance (third-person singular simple presentambulances,present participleambulancing,simple past and past participleambulanced)

  1. (transitive) To transport by ambulance.
    • 1918,Western Surgical Association: Transactions, volume27, page66:
      Ambulancing patients with acute obstruction over cobble and rails should not be tolerated; better render the necessary service where the patient is found.

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References

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  1. ↑1.01.11.21.3Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “ambulance”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.

Czech

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Noun

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ambulance f

  1. hospital ward or department that offersoutpatient care
  2. ambulance
    Synonym:sanitka

Declension

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Declension ofambulance (soft feminine)
singularplural
nominativeambulanceambulance
genitiveambulanceambulancí
dativeambulanciambulancím
accusativeambulanciambulance
vocativeambulanceambulance
locativeambulanciambulancích
instrumentalambulancíambulancemi

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchambulance.

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Noun

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ambulance c (singular definiteambulancen,plural indefiniteambulancer)

  1. ambulance

Declension

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Declension ofambulance
common
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativeambulanceambulancenambulancerambulancerne
genitiveambulancesambulancensambulancersambulancernes

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Dutch

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ambulance

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchambulance.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑm.byˈlɑn.sə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation:am‧bu‧lan‧ce
  • Rhymes:-ɑnsə

Noun

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ambulance f (pluralambulances,nodiminutive)

  1. ambulance
    Synonyms:ziekenauto,ziekenwagen
    • 1975, Anke de Vries,Het geheim van Mories Besjoer, Lemniscaat, section 59:
      Ze beschrijven uitvoerig hoe Maurice te hulp schoot, toen hij gegil hoorde, hoe hij iemand had zien wegvluchten uit de kamer en dat hij het was geweest, die eenambulance had gebeld.
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1979, Rubberen Robbie, "De ambulance",Zuipen (CD).
      Twee, drie, weken geleden kwam deambulance / Bij onze buurman hier net om de hoek
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

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French

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Etymology

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FromLatinambulāns, present participle ofambulō(“to walk, to go about”), replacing earlierhôpital ambulant(“moving hospital”).

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Noun

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ambulance f (pluralambulances)

  1. ambulance

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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishambulance andFrenchambulance.

Noun

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ambulance f (pluralambulances)

  1. (Jersey)ambulance
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