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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: ambulanceMain Entry: am·bu·lance Pronunciation: \ˈam-byə-lən(t)s, -bə- also -ˌlan(t)s\ Function: noun Etymology: French, from (hôpital) ambulant, literally, ambulant field hospital, from ambulant itinerant, from Latin ambulant-, ambulans, present participle of ambulare Date: 1809 : a vehicle equipped for transporting the injured or sick 
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