ambulance
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ambyuhluhnsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæmbjələns
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
uk
A vehicle used for the transportation of dead people, typically to a mortuary.
military
A mobile field hospital.
verb
transitive
To transport by ambulance.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
Used this way, ambulance is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use ambulance
- “An ambulance arrived quickly to help the injured person at the scene.”
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