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private ambulance

noun

Etymology

From private + ambulance, due to such vehicles being privately-owned, rather than under the ownership of the UK's National Health Service.

  1. derived from ambulō
  2. borrowed from ambulance
  3. compounded as private ambulance — “private + ambulance”

Definitions

  1. A privately-owned non-emergency vehicle, generally used for scheduled patient transport…

    A privately-owned non-emergency vehicle, generally used for scheduled patient transport or the transportation of the deceased to a mortuary.

  2. Any vehicle which is not a hearse that is used to transport dead bodies for legitimate…

    Any vehicle which is not a hearse that is used to transport dead bodies for legitimate reasons.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see private, ambulance.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA