"private ambulance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: private ambulances [plural]
Etymology: From private + ambulance, due to such vehicles being privately-owned, rather than under the ownersnip of the UK's National Health Service. Etymology templates: {{com|en|private|ambulance}} private + ambulance Head templates: {{en-noun}} private ambulance (plural private ambulances), {{tlb|en|UK}} (UK)
  1. (strictly) A privately-owned non-emergency vehicle, generally used for scheduled patient transport or the transportation of the deceased to a mortuary. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-private_ambulance-en-noun-uE5hPDY7
  2. (loosely) Any vehicle which is not a hearse that is used to transport dead bodies for legitimate reasons. Tags: UK, broadly
    Sense id: en-private_ambulance-en-noun-wc9iMENY Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of British English: 30 39 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 63 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 65 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 66 4
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see private, ambulance. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-private_ambulance-en-noun-sD-P1MoO

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