ambulance Meaning & Definition
What Does Ambulance Mean?
Ambulance is a noun that means An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. It is also used to mean A mobile field hospital. As a verb, it means To transport by ambulance.
Quick Facts About Ambulance
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæm.bjə.ləns/ |
| Syllables | 3 |
| Plural | ambulances |
| Verb forms | ambulances, ambulancing, ambulanced |
Ambulance Definition (Noun)
- An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
- A mobile field hospital.
- A vehicle used for the transportation of dead people, typically to a mortuary.
- Synonym of stretcher, a litter used for medical transport.
- Synonym of covered wagon.
Ambulance as a Verb
- To transport by ambulance.
Synonyms of Ambulance
The source does not list synonyms for this entry.
Ambulance synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
ambulance (plural ambulances)
ambulance (third-person singular simple present ambulances, present participle ambulancing, simple past and past participle ambulanced)
Origin of Ambulance
Borrowed from French ambulance, which replaced hôpital ambulant (“moving hospital”) via the suffix -ance, from Latin ambulō (“to walk; to go about”).[1]
How Do You Say Ambulance?
The standard pronunciation of ambulance is /ˈæm.bjə.ləns/, spoken in 3 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (æm).
Quick Answers About Ambulance
Is ambulance a noun or a verb?
Ambulance is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is the plural of ambulance?
The plural of ambulance is ambulances.
What is the past tense of ambulance?
The past tense of ambulance is ambulanced. The present participle is ambulancing.