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

  • (..) - I will. John? - Oh, my God! You're covered in blood. - It's not mine. Go back inside and call an ambulance, right now. Go! operator. I need an ambulance. What's your location? Gardner Road. In Santa Monica? (..)
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