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Irish
Noun
ospidéal machaire m (genitive singular ospidéil mhachaire, nominative plural ospidéil mhachaire)
- (military, healthcare) field hospital (large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities)
- (military) dressing station (place where wounds are dressed)
- Synonym: stáisiún cóirithe
Mutation
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ospidéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ospidéal machaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ospidéal machaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024