ambulance

[US]/ˈæmbjələns/
[UK]/ˈæmbjələns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a vehicle equipped for transporting sick or injured people, typically to a hospital.

Phrases & Collocations

ambulance officer

Example Sentences

a volunteer ambulance brigade.

he was ambulanced to accident and emergency.

an ambulance was waiting to rush him to hospital.

The ambulance landed him in a hospital.

The ambulance sped to the hospital.

the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring.

a fleet of ambulances took the injured to hospital.

an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him.

An ambulance rushed her to the hospital.

a crass ambulance-chaser who flacks himself in TV ads.

In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.

Ambulances rushed the injured to hospital.

A passer-by called the emergency services (= the ambulance/fire/police services).

The noise that trunks and ambulances made in the street rankles me every day.

when I saw the ambulance outside her front door, I began to fear the worst .

Real-world Examples

We see ambulances. Does that mean someone inside the ambulance has coronavirus?

Source: PBS Interview Education Series

I'm gonna call an ambulance. - No, wait!

Source: The Best Mom

Quickly, now! Call an ambulance! - What?

Source: Sherlock Holmes Detailed Explanation

Sending an ambulance. - There's no time.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Can you send an ambulance to 4352 Seneca?

Source: Deadly Women

I really think we should call an ambulance.

Source: S03

15.please arrange an ambulance while the ship arrives .

Source: Maritime English listening

We'll send the ambulance to pick him up.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Wait here. I'll go and call an ambulance.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

There's an ambulance on the way, Mr. Reese.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

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