| 单词 | ambulancewoman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasambulancewoman ambulancewoman n. [after ambulanceman n.] a woman involved in the transportation of sick or injured people (originally soldiers) to hospital; a female ambulance driver or member of an ambulance crew.In quot. 1865: a woman permitted to travel in an ambulance to distribute provisions to soldiers. ΚΠ 1865 Sanitary Comm. Bull. (Philadelphia) 1 Feb. 974/1 She..drew his attention to certain constant visitors, called ambulance women, as the cause of the trouble. 1872 J. V. Weber tr. P. Vésinier Hist. Commune Paris ii. iii. 266 A young ambulance woman had been assaulted, violated, and massacred by the criminal, savage, and degraded soldiers of Versailles. 1988 P. Sayer Comforts of Madness (1989) i. 14 The two ambulance women shrugged off any suggestion of assistance. 2013 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 18 May 7 A drunken patient who groped an ambulancewoman as he was being treated has been ordered to carry out 80 hours community work. < as lemmas |
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