field hospital
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field hospital — n a military organization of medical personnel with equipment for establishing a temporary hospital in the field * * * a portable military hospital, manned by noncommissioned officers and men, located beyond the zone of conflict, 3–4 miles… … Medical dictionary
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 temporary hospital set up near a battlefield … English new terms dictionary
