clearing station en · NOUN
Meanings
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A temporary field hospital to treat and classify the sick and wounded.
‘The orders are that we stay here. You clear the wounded from here to the clearing station.’
1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clearing stations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |