1. Véhicule affecté au transport de malades et de blessés.
2. (Vieux) Sorte d'hôpital militaire qui suit une armée, ou un corps d'armée, pour en recueillir les malades et les blessés.
ETYM French ambulance, hôpital ambulant, from Latin ambulare to walk. Related to Amble.
Vehicle used to transport the injured to hospital, found in civil life and on the battlefield. Ambulance crews are trained in emergency first aid. The first large-scale organized use of ambulances was during the Crimean War.
A vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals.