ambulanco

Esperanto

Etymology

From English ambulance and French ambulance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ambuˈlant͡so]

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• Rhymes: -ant͡so
• Hyphenation: am‧bu‧lan‧co

Noun

ambulanco (accusative singular ambulancon, plural ambulancoj, accusative plural ambulancojn)

1. ambulance (emergency vehicle)
   • Sten Johansson, Neĝo kaŝas nur, Ĉapitro 9,

     Ni alvokis ambulancon, kiu venis forporti lin.

     We called an ambulance, which came and took him away.

2. field hospital, MASH
   • Vladimir Varankin, Metropoliteno,

     Ni kune en la ambulanco deĵoris.

     We served together in the field hospital.

Derived terms

• ambulancisto (“ambulance driver, paramedic”)