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a vehicle that takes people to hospital when they are sick or hurt. (Definition of ambulance from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ambulance. in Chinese (Traditional) 救護車… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 救护车… See more. in Spanish. ambulancia, ambulancia [feminine]… See more. in Portuguese.
The concept of ambulances grew out of the need to transport wounded soldiers from the battlefield, rather than leaving them behind to succumb to their injuries, die of hunger or thirst, or fall into the hands of enemies.
a special vehicle used to take sick or injured people to hospital: I called an ambulance. We were woken in the night by the wail of ambulance sirens. an ambulance driver. An ambulance crew was called to his home, but he was dead by the time they arrived. NickyBlade/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. Fewer examples.
