Ambulance

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈæmbjÉ™lÉ™ns/

Origin

From French ambulance, from ambulant ("walking, shifting"), from Latin ambulō ("I walk, I go about").

Full definition of ambulance

Noun

1. An emergency vehicle that transports sick or injured people to a hospital.
2. (military) A mobile field hospital.

Derived terms

• ambulanceman, ambulancewoman
• heart ambulance
• wambulance
• air ambulance
• ambulance chaser

Related terms

• ambulatory
• ambulant