English-Thai Dictionary

ambulance

N รถพยาบาล  ยานพาหนะ ส่ง ผู้ป่วย  hospital wagon mobile hospital rod-pha-ya-ban

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMBULANCE

Am "bu *lance, n. Etym: [F. ambulance, hôpital ambulant, fr. L.ambulare to walk. See Amble. ] (Mil. ) (a ) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. (b ) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ambulance

am bu lance |ˈambyələns ˈæmbjələns | ▶noun a vehicle specially equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from the hospital, esp. in emergencies. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French, from hôpital ambulant ‘mobile (horse-drawn ) field hospital, ’ from Latin ambulant- ‘walking ’ (see ambulant ).

 

ambulance chaser

am bu lance chas er |ˈæmbjələns ˈtʃeɪsər | ▶noun derogatory a lawyer who specializes in bringing cases seeking damages for personal injury. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the reputation gained by certain lawyers for attending accidents and encouraging victims to sue.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ambulance

am ¦bu |lance |ˈambjʊl (ə )ns | ▶noun a vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital, especially in emergencies. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] convey in an ambulance: he was ambulanced to accident and emergency. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French, from hôpital ambulant ‘mobile (horse-drawn ) field hospital ’, from Latin ambulant- ‘walking ’ (see ambulant ).

 

ambulance chaser

am ¦bu |lance chaser ▶noun derogatory, chiefly N. Amer. a lawyer who specializes in bringing cases seeking damages for personal injury. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the reputation gained by certain lawyers for attending accidents and encouraging victims to sue.

 

French Dictionary

ambulance

ambulance n. f. nom féminin Véhicule aménagé pour le transport des blessés, des malades. Note Orthographique ambul an ce.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ambulance

am bu lance /ǽmbjələns / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖語源は 「動く病院 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /C 1 救急車 ; 救急 船舶 [飛行機, ヘリコプター ]▸ Tom was rushed to a nearby hospital by ambulance .トムは救急車で近くの病院まで大急ぎで運ばれた ▸ call [get ] an ambulance 救急車を呼ぶ 事情 英米の救急車 1 ｟米 ｠では911, ｟英 ｠では999に電話をして, “(I need ) an ambulance (, please ).”と言って救急車を呼ぶ. ｟米 ｠では有料の場合もある .2 先行車の運転手が救急車をミラーで見てもわかるように, AMBULANCEの字を反転させてあることも多い. また ｟英 ｠では黄色を基調とした車両となっている .2 ｟古 ｠野戦病院 .～́ ch à ser (交通事故の被害者に訴訟を起こすようにけしかける )悪徳弁護士 .

 

ambulanceman

á mbulance m à n -w ò man 名詞 複 -men, -women C ｟英 ｠救急車乗務員, 救急隊員 (｟男女共用 ｠ambulance attendant ).