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Ambulance

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.
  5. Synonym of covered wagon.

Equivalents

49 more languages
Afrikaansambulans
Bosanskiambulanta
Cymraegambiwlans
Ελληνικάασθενοφόρο
Esperantoambulanco
Gaeilgeotharcharr
עבריתאמבולנס
Hrvatskiambulanta
Bahasa Indonesiaambulansmobil darurat
Italianoambulanza
日本語救急車
Kurdîambûlans
Latinaarcera
Lietuviųgreitoji
Македонскибрза помош
Portuguêsambulância
Românăambulanță
Српскиambulanta
Svenskaambulans
Kiswahiliambulensi
Українськашвидка

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

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