private ambulance
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private ambulance
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From private + ambulance, due to such vehicles being privately-owned, rather than under the ownership of the UK's National Health Service.
noun private ambulances
- A privately-owned non-emergency vehicle, generally used for scheduled patient transport or the transportation of the deceased to a mortuary.
- Any vehicle which is not a hearse that is used to transport dead bodies for legitimate reasons.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see private, ambulance.
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title = {private ambulance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/private%20ambulance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
