"clearing station" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clearing stations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clearing station (plural clearing stations)
  1. (military) A temporary field hospital to treat and classify the sick and wounded. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: clearing hospital
    Sense id: en-clearing_station-en-noun-uS9rK0Sc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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