Definitions

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  • noun A van used to transport patients in non-emergency situations.

Etymologies

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ambulance +‎ -ette?

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Examples

  • Some triggers can come from the health care system itself: an ambulette driver who leaves an elderly passenger stranded, a receptionist who blames the caregiver for the outbursts of a patient with dementia, or a health insurance agent unable or unwilling to adjust a clearly erroneous bill.

    Andrea Chalupa: Caregiver Stress: The Other Side of the JetBlue Freak Out 2010

  • She had arranged for the ambulette to come at nine thirty a.m.

    I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009

  • Joey was brought home in a wheelchair by an ambulette that Friday and was thrilled to see his apartment again.

    I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009

  • Joey was brought home in a wheelchair by an ambulette that Friday and was thrilled to see his apartment again.

    I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009

  • She had arranged for the ambulette to come at nine thirty a.m.

    I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009

  • She had arranged for the ambulette to come at nine thirty a.m.

    I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009

  • She had arranged for the ambulette to come at nine thirty a.m.

    I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009

  • Joey was brought home in a wheelchair by an ambulette that Friday and was thrilled to see his apartment again.

    I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009

  • Joey was brought home in a wheelchair by an ambulette that Friday and was thrilled to see his apartment again.

    I slept with Joey Ramone Mickey Leigh 2009

  • I remember we took her to see "The Naked Gun" in the theater and she laughed so hard I thought we'd have to call an ambulette.

    ohfiona Diary Entry ohfiona 2005

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