field ambulance

noun

A military mobile medical facility set up on or near the battlefield in order to provide initial medical treatment to the wounded.

Meanings

nounfield ambulance (plural field ambulances)

plural field ambulances

  1. CommonwealthUKhistoricalA military mobile medical facility set up on or near the battlefield in order to provide initial medical treatment to the wounded.
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APA

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Chicago

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