[rot wø] (n) EN: siren-equipped car ; ambulance ; police car ; fire-engine ; fire-truckFR: véhicule muni d'une sirène [ m ] ; véhicule d'intervention rapide [ m ] ; ambulance [ f ] ; voiture de police [ f ] ; camion de pompiers [ m ]
n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]