■ noun a vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital.
■ verb convey in an ~.
Origin
C19: Fr., from hôpital ambulant 'mobile field hospital', from L. ambulant- (see ambulant ).
■ noun a vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital.
■ verb convey in an ~.
Origin
C19: Fr., from hôpital ambulant 'mobile field hospital', from L. ambulant- (see ambulant ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004