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a portable military hospital, manned by noncommissioned officers and men, located beyond the zone of conflict, 3–4 miles beyond the dressing stations, designed to shelter and care for wounded brought in by ambulance companies until they can be transported to the line of communications.Medical dictionary. 2011.
field hospital — field .hospital n a temporary hospital for soldiers that is near where the fighting is … Dictionary of contemporary English
field hospital — n. a temporary military hospital near the combat zone, for emergency treatment … English World dictionary
Field hospital — 47th Combat Support Hospital, 2000 A field hospital is a large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties on site before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities. The concept was inherited from the… … Wikipedia
field hospital — noun a temporary military hospital near the battle lines • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑military hospital * * * ˈfield hospital … Useful english dictionary
field hospital — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms field hospital : singular field hospital plural field hospitals a temporary hospital for injured soldiers near an area of fighting … English dictionary
field hospital — field′ hos pital n. mil a temporary hospital established at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
field hospital — Mil. an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat. [1695 1705] * * * … Universalium
field hospital — provisional hospital, temporary hospital (set up near a battlefield, near the site of a natural disaster, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
field hospital — noun A large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities … Wiktionary
field hospital — noun a temporary hospital set up near a battlefield … English new terms dictionary
