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

  • (..) Help! Somebody help! My wife is in labor! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Baby? The ambulance can't be here for minutes. Can you hold it? I can't hold it! It's coming out! It's coming out! Does anyone have (..)
    2012 The Dictator