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

  • (..) to go. Oh! - Help! - Hey! Hey, come here, man. You all right, man? - Should we call an ambulance? - I don't know. Just get-- get him down. Watch out, watch out! - He swallowed a lot of water. - Sit him up! (..)
    2008 Two Lovers