ambulance

Definition

  • noun: a vehicle used for taking hurt or sick people to the hospital especially in emergencies
  • noun: a vehicle equipped for transporting the injured or sick

Examples

  • ('disapproving') She had a reputation for being an 'ambulance chaser'. [=a lawyer who gets clients by convincing accident victims that they should file a lawsuit about the accident]

  • She was taken 'by ambulance' [=in an ambulance] to the hospital.

  • They called (for) an 'ambulance'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's so strange, just me and Aunt Connie in the house. - I feel better when I'm with you. - What's wrong, sweetheart? - I'm scared about my father. - Don't be. When they took him out of the ambulance, I thought he was dead. Everybody says he's going to be better. Don't worry. (..)
    1990 The Godfather Part III