"motor-ambulance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motor-ambulances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} motor-ambulance (plural motor-ambulances)
  1. (dated) An ambulance. Tags: dated Synonyms: motor ambulance
    Sense id: en-motor-ambulance-en-noun-VYZwjobY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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