noun

ambulance

ambulance

Call an ambulance immediately!

Call an ambulance immediately!

The ambulance arrived in five minutes.

The ambulance arrived in five minutes.

to call ((an ambulance)) to request an ambulance Call an ambulance.

Synonyms: emergency vehicle, paramedic van

From Latin 'ambulare' (to walk), originally referring to a mobile field hospital.

The root 'ambul' means 'to walk'. An ambulance 'walks' or moves patients to the hospital.

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