Definition
A special vehicle used to take sick or injured people quickly to a hospital. It usually carries medical equipment and trained staff.
Etymology
From French *ambulance*, originally *hôpital ambulant* (“walking/moving hospital”), from Latin *ambulare* (“to walk, move about”). The word first referred to mobile field hospitals before it narrowed to the vehicle itself.
Kelly Says
An ambulance was once a “walking hospital,” not a car—medical care that moved toward the wounded. As technology changed, the movement shrank from whole hospitals to vehicles. The word still carries the idea that help comes to you, not just waits for you.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምቡላንስ
ahm-bu-lens
BNবাংলা
এম্বুলেন্স
em-bu-lens
CACatalà
ambulància
ahm-boo-LAHN-see-ah
CSČeština
sanitka
sah-NEE-tkah
DADansk
ambulance
ahm-boo-LAHNS
DEDeutsch
Ambulanz
ahm-boo-LAHNTS
ELΕλληνικά
ασθενοφόρο
asthenofóro
ESEspañol
ambulancia
ahm-boo-LAHN-see-ah
FAفارسی
آمبولانس
ahm-boo-LAHNS
FISuomi
ambulanssi
ahm-boo-LAHN-see
FRFrançais
ambulance
ahm-boo-LAHNS
GUGU
એમ્બ્યુલેન્સ
em-bu-lens
HAHA
ambulans
ahm-boo-LAHNS
HEעברית
אמבולנס
ahm-boo-LAHNS
HIहिन्दी
एम्बुलेंस
em-bu-lens
HUMagyar
mentőautó
mehn-toh-oh-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
ambulans
ahm-boo-LAHNS
IGIG
ambulans
ahm-boo-LAHNS
ITItaliano
ambulanza
ahm-boo-LAHN-tsah
KKKK
амбуланс
ahm-boo-LAHNS
KMKM
រថយាន្តជំនួយ
roth yean jomnuoy
MRMR
रुग्णवाहिका
rugnavahika
MSBahasa Melayu
ambulans
ahm-boo-LAHNS
MYမြန်မာ
အမ်ဘူလင်း
ahm-bu-lin
NLNederlands
ambulance
ahm-boo-LAHNS
NONorsk
ambulanse
ahm-boo-LAHN-seh
PAPA
ਐਮਬੂਲੈਂਸ
aem-bu-lens
PLPolski
karetka
kah-REH-tkah
PTPortuguês
ambulância
ahm-boo-LAHN-see-ah
RORomână
ambulanță
ahm-boo-LAHN-tsah
RUРусский
амбуланс
ahm-boo-LAHNS
SVSvenska
ambulans
ahm-boo-LAHNS
SWKiswahili
ambulensi
ahm-boo-LAHN-see
TAதமிழ்
அவசர ஊர்தி
avasara ūrthi
TEతెలుగు
అంబులెన్సు
ambulensu
THไทย
รถพยาบาล
rot phayaban
TLTL
ambulansya
ahm-boo-LAHN-syah
TRTürkçe
ambulans
ahm-boo-LAHNS
UKУкраїнська
швидка допомога
shvydka dopomoha
URاردو
ایمبولینس
aem-bu-lens
VITiếng Việt
xe cứu thương
xe cứu thương
YOYO
ambulans
ahm-boo-LAHNS
ZUZU
ambulensi
ahm-boo-LAHN-see