"ambulance train" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ambulance trains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambulance train (plural ambulance trains)
  1. (rail transport, dated) In wartime, a special train provided for the conveyance of wounded servicemen. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: hospital train
    Sense id: en-ambulance_train-en-noun-K0n5Uz4~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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