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Meaning of Ambulance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈæm.bjə.ləns

Definitions

  1. An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
  2. A mobile field hospital.
  3. A vehicle used for the transportation of dead people, typically to a mortuary.
    UK
  4. Synonym of stretcher, a litter used for medical transport.
    UK, obsolete
  5. Synonym of covered wagon.
    US, obsolete

Equivalents

Afrikaans ambulans
العربية سيارة إسعاف سيّارة الإسعاف
Bosanski ambulanta
Català ambulància
Čeština ambulance sanita sanitka sanitní sanitní vozidlo sanitní vůz
Cymraeg ambiwlans
Dansk ambulance
Deutsch Ambulanz Krankenwagen Notarztwagen Rettung Rettungswagen Sanität Sanitätsauto Sanitätsfahrzeug Sanitätswagen Sanka Sankra
Ελληνικά ασθενοφόρο
Esperanto ambulanco
Español ambulancia
Eesti kiirabi kiirabiauto
Euskara anbulantzia
Suomi ambulanssi lanssi sairaankuljetusauto sairasauto
Français ambulance
Gaeilge otharcharr
Gàidhlig carbad-eiridinn
Galego ambulancia
עברית אמבולנס
हिन्दी एंबुलेंस एम्बुलेंस रोगी-वाहन
Hrvatski ambulanta
Magyar mentő mentőautó
Հայերեն շտապօգնություն
Bahasa Indonesia ambulans mobil darurat
Íslenska sjúkrabifreið sjúkrabíll
Italiano ambulanza
日本語 救急車
ខ្មែរ រថយន្តសង្គ្រោះ អំប៊ូឡង់ស៍
한국어 구급위생차 구급차 앰뷸런스
Kurdî ambûlans
Latina arcera
ລາວ ລົດພະຍາບານ ລົດສຸກເສີນ ລົດໂຮງໝໍ
Lietuvių greitoji
Македонски брза помош
मराठी रुग्णवाहिका
Bahasa Melayu ambulans kereta sakit
မြန်မာဘာသာ လူနာတင်ကား သူနာတင်ကား
Nederlands ambulance ziekenauto ziekenwagen
Polski ambulans ambulansowy erka karetka sanitarka
Português ambulância
Română ambulanță
Русский автомоби́ль ско́рой по́мощи карета карета скорой помощи неотло́жка санитарная машина скорая скорая помощь
Shqip autoambulancë
Српски ambulanta
Svenska ambulans
Kiswahili ambulensi
ไทย รถพยาบาล
Tagalog ambulansiya
Türkçe ambulans Cankurtaran
Українська швидка
Tiếng Việt xe cấp cứu xe cứu thương
Yorùbá anbulansi ọkọ̀ ìtọ́jú aláìsàn ọkọ̀ ìtọ́jú pàjáwìrì

Examples

“The NHS is bracing itself for its worst ever winter crisis descending in the next fortnight because of a worsening “flu-nami” that has left hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services under intense strain.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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