ambulation

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noun

Walking.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounambulation (countable and uncountable, plural ambulations)

plural ambulations

  1. countableuncountableWalking.

Origin

  1. Latinambulātiō
  2. Englishambulation

Ultimately from Latin ambulātiō.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 行走, 行走能力
  • 行走 (xíngzǒu)walking
  • 行走能力 (xíngzǒu nénglì)walking
Finnish kävely, ambulaatio
  • kävelywalking
  • ambulaatiowalking
German Spaziergang, Spaziergänge
  • Spaziergangwalking
  • Spaziergängewalking
  • Umherwandelnwalking
  • Umherspazierenwalking
  • Herumwandernwalking
  • Umherwandernwalking
  • Herumspazierenwalking
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APA

ambulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulation

MLA

“ambulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulation.

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