ambulance train
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English
Noun
ambulance train (plural ambulance trains)
- (rail transport, dated) In wartime, a special train provided for the conveyance of wounded servicemen.
- 1940 July, “Notes and News: The Work of the R.E.C.”, in Railway Magazine, page 420:
- For example, in the case of ambulance train movements, the War Office makes the request and indicates the time the train will be required, and it is for the Operating Office to arrange for the throughout working in conjunction with the railway companies concerned.
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- “ambulance train”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.