ambulance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæm.bjə.ləns/
- /ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/
- /ˈæm.bəˌlæns/ African-American Vernacular, also Southern US
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- /ˈæm.bjəˌlæns/ African-American Vernacular, also Southern US
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin ambulānsbor. French ambulant ▲ Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ance Middle French -ance French -ance French ambulancebor. English ambulance Borrowed from French ambulance, which replaced hôpital ambulant (“moving hospital”) via the suffix -ance, from Latin ambulō (“to walk; to go about”).
Meanings
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An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
The NHS is bracing itself for its worst ever winter crisis descending in the next fortnight because of a worsening “flu-nami” that has left hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services under intense strain.
2025 December 12, Tobi Thomas, Denis Campbell, “NHS bracing for worst ever winter crisis in next fortnight amid rising flu cases”, in The Guardian:
- A mobile field hospital.
- (UK) A vehicle used for the transportation of dead people, typically to a mortuary.
- (UK, obsolete) Synonym of stretcher, a litter used for medical transport.
- (US, obsolete) Synonym of covered wagon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ambulances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
police ambulance · field ambulance · ambulance train · cabulance · wahmbulance · ambulance-chase · vanbulance · ambulance cover · ambulance chaser · air ambulance · ambulanceman · call an ambulance · ambulanceperson · ambulancewoman · private ambulance · amberlamps · ambulance chasing · nonambulance · wambulance · ambulette · ambulance at the bottom of a cliff · motor-ambulance
Descendants
امبولانس · عمبلوص · ambiwlans · ambelens · এম্বুলেঞ্চ · 앰뷸런스 · ambulanco · áńbúláǹsì · एम्बुलेंस · اَمْبُولَانْس · ambulensi · ambulans · ambulansi
Relateds
Synonyms
covered wagon · band-aid buggy · private ambulance · blood box · stretcher · body box · bone box · meat wagon
Translations (188)
sk ambulancia (emergency vehicle) · cs sanitní vůz (emergency vehicle) · sl ambulanta (emergency vehicle) · ta ஆம்புலன்ஸ் (emergency vehicle) · hy շտապօգնության մեքենա (emergency vehicle) · si ගිලන්රිය (emergency vehicle) · pl ambulans (emergency vehicle) · vi xe cứu thương (emergency vehicle) · hi एम्बुलेंस (emergency vehicle) · sh амбулантна кола (emergency vehicle) · yo áńbúláǹsì (emergency vehicle) · ur بِیمار گاڑی (emergency vehicle) · af ambulans (emergency vehicle) · sh bolničarska kola (emergency vehicle) · kk жедел жәрдем (emergency vehicle) · de Krankenwagen (emergency vehicle) · de Rettungswagen (emergency vehicle) · si ගිලන් රථය (emergency vehicle) · ny ambulansi class 9/6 (emergency vehicle) · ms ambulans (emergency vehicle) · ne यम्बुलेन्स (emergency vehicle) · mk бр́за по́мош (emergency vehicle) · ky тез жардам (emergency vehicle) · ru санита́рная маши́на (emergency vehicle) · tk tiz kömek (emergency vehicle) · cs záchranka (emergency vehicle) · he אַמְבּוּלַנְס (emergency vehicle) · da ambulance (emergency vehicle) · sl rešilni avtomobil (emergency vehicle) · si ගිලන්රථය (emergency vehicle) · sw ambulensi (emergency vehicle) · fa-ira بیمارِسْتانِ سَیَّار (emergency vehicle) · aii ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ (emergency vehicle) · az təcili yardım (emergency vehicle) · la arcera (emergency vehicle) · sl reševalni avtomobil (emergency vehicle) · cs sanita (emergency vehicle) · ia ambulantia (emergency vehicle) · lt greitoji (emergency vehicle) · be ху́ткая (emergency vehicle) · ur اَیمْبُولینْس (emergency vehicle) · az tibbi yardım maşını (emergency vehicle) · nb sjukebil (emergency vehicle) · cs sanitka (emergency vehicle) · pl karetka (emergency vehicle) · cs sanitní vozidlo (emergency vehicle) · yo áḿbúláǹsì (emergency vehicle) · hi रोगी-वाहन (emergency vehicle) · kmr ambûlans (emergency vehicle) · wuu 救護車 /救护车 (emergency vehicle) · pt ambulância (emergency vehicle) · ka სანიტარული ავტომანქანა (emergency vehicle) · et kiirabiauto (emergency vehicle) · de Rettungsauto (emergency vehicle) · de Rettung (emergency vehicle) · yue 白車 /白车 (emergency vehicle) · ja 救急車 (emergency vehicle) · ar سَيَّارَة إِسْعَاف (emergency vehicle) · my လူနာတင်ကား (emergency vehicle) · nl ziekenauto (emergency vehicle) · ko 구급차 (emergency vehicle) · ca ambulància (emergency vehicle) · de Ambulanz (emergency vehicle) · id mobil darurat (emergency vehicle) · dtp ambulan (emergency vehicle) · sh ambulantna kola (emergency vehicle) · cmn 救生車 /救生车 (emergency vehicle) · ast ambulancia (emergency vehicle) · ga otharcharr (emergency vehicle) · as এম্বুলেঞ্চ (emergency vehicle) · tr cankurtaran (emergency vehicle) · lv ātrā palīdzība (emergency vehicle) · sl reševalni avto (emergency vehicle) · sl rešilni avto (emergency vehicle) · mn хээрийн эмнэлэг (emergency vehicle) · lv ātrās palīdzības mašīna (emergency vehicle) · tl ambulansiya (emergency vehicle) · fi sairasauto (emergency vehicle) · lad אמבולאנסייה (emergency vehicle) · gd ambaileans (emergency vehicle) · gd carbad-eiridinn (emergency vehicle) · ru неотло́жка (emergency vehicle) · yi אַמבולאַנס (emergency vehicle) · mk амбу́лантна ко́ла (emergency vehicle) · ru автомоби́ль ско́рой по́мощи (emergency vehicle) · nn sjukebil (emergency vehicle) · fi sairaankuljetusauto (emergency vehicle) · abv عمبلوص (emergency vehicle) · nrf ambulance (emergency vehicle) · hy շտապօգնություն (emergency vehicle) · cy ambiwlans (emergency vehicle) · lad ambulansia (emergency vehicle) · eo ambulanco (emergency vehicle) · th รถพยาบาล (emergency vehicle) · lt greitosios pagalbos automobilis (emergency vehicle) · nan-hbl 救護車 /救护车 (emergency vehicle) · az təcili tibbi yardım (emergency vehicle) · yue 救傷車 /救伤车 (emergency vehicle) · de Sanitätswagen (emergency vehicle) · sl rešilec (emergency vehicle) · sh хитна помоћ (emergency vehicle) · sh болничарска кола (emergency vehicle) · hu rohamkocsi (emergency vehicle) · uk швидка́ (emergency vehicle) · my သူနာတင်ကား (emergency vehicle) · es ambulancia (emergency vehicle) · sa रुग्णवाहकम् (emergency vehicle) · ps امبولانس (emergency vehicle) · prs اَمْبُولَانْس (emergency vehicle) · ug قۇتۇلدۇرۇش ماشىنىسى (emergency vehicle) · bg лине́йка (emergency vehicle) · tg ёрии таъчилӣ (emergency vehicle) · pon ampwulens (emergency vehicle) · et kiirabi (emergency vehicle) · mr रुग्णवाहिका (emergency vehicle) · is sjúkrabíll (emergency vehicle) · ur طِبی اِمْدادی گاڑی (emergency vehicle) · uz tez yordam mashinasi (emergency vehicle) · is sjúkrabifreið (emergency vehicle) · ru каре́та ско́рой по́мощи (emergency vehicle) · nl ziekenwagen (emergency vehicle) · sq autoambulancë (emergency vehicle) · lo ລົດໂຮງໝໍ (emergency vehicle) · nv diné atítʼįįhgo bee naagéhé (emergency vehicle) · el ασθενοφόρο (emergency vehicle) · lad ambulansa (emergency vehicle) · nb ambulanse (emergency vehicle) · acw إسعاف (emergency vehicle) · mi waka tūroro (emergency vehicle) · ps ژغورګاډی (emergency vehicle) · sl reševalno vozilo (emergency vehicle) · cmn 救護車 /救护车 (emergency vehicle) · sk sanita (emergency vehicle) · nb sykebil (emergency vehicle) · ug قۇتقۇزۇش ئاپتوموبىلى (emergency vehicle) · uk швидка́ допомо́га (emergency vehicle) · gl ambulancia (emergency vehicle) · nn ambulanse (emergency vehicle) · bg бъ́рза по́мощ (emergency vehicle) · acw سيارة إسعاف (emergency vehicle) · fa-ira آمْبولانْس (emergency vehicle) · lo ລົດພະຍາບານ (emergency vehicle) · hu mentő (emergency vehicle) · yo ọkọ̀ ìtọ́jú aláìsàn (emergency vehicle) · yo ọkọ̀ ìtọ́jú pàjáwìrì (emergency vehicle) · tr ambülans (emergency vehicle) · nl ambulance (emergency vehicle) · kw ambulans (emergency vehicle) · uz tez yordam (emergency vehicle) · km អំប៊ូឡង់ស៍ (emergency vehicle) · de Notarztwagen (emergency vehicle) · ms kereta sakit (emergency vehicle) · de Sanka (emergency vehicle) · ro ambulanță (emergency vehicle) · ko 앰뷸런스 (emergency vehicle) · hu mentőautó (emergency vehicle) · ny gálímoto class 9/6 (emergency vehicle) · io ambulanco (emergency vehicle) · ru ско́рая (emergency vehicle) · sl rešilno vozilo (emergency vehicle) · yue 十字車 /十字车 (emergency vehicle) · ml ആംബുലൻസ് (emergency vehicle) · bn অ্যাম্বুলেন্স (emergency vehicle) · id ambulans (emergency vehicle) · oj aakoziiwidaabaan (emergency vehicle) · fi lanssi (emergency vehicle) · aii ܐܲܡܒܘܼܠܵܢܣ (emergency vehicle) · vi xe cấp cứu (emergency vehicle) · eu anbulantzia (emergency vehicle) · cs ambulance (emergency vehicle) · ru ско́рая по́мощь (emergency vehicle) · uli ambelens (emergency vehicle) · mn түргэн тусламжийн тэрэг (emergency vehicle) · fi ambulanssi (emergency vehicle) · km រថយន្តសង្គ្រោះ (emergency vehicle) · it ambulanza (emergency vehicle) · ta நோயாளர் ஊர்தி (emergency vehicle) · fr ambulance (emergency vehicle) · sk sanitka (emergency vehicle) · be ху́ткая дапамо́га (emergency vehicle) · sk sanitné vozidlo (emergency vehicle) · yue 救護車 /救护车 (emergency vehicle) · sh hitna pomoć (emergency vehicle) · sv ambulans (emergency vehicle) · sw ambyulensi (emergency vehicle) · lad אמבולאנסה (emergency vehicle) · ru каре́та (emergency vehicle) · lo ລົດສຸກເສີນ (emergency vehicle)