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

  • (..) Yeah. In the spring, on a day like any other... I'll be back in an hour! Honey! Gotta call the ambulance! The baby is coming. Operator, I need an ambulance! Everyone's fine. She's a perfectly healthy baby girl. Honey... (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button