sick-wagon

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a covered wagon used to convey or transport those who are sick in a wagon train historical
    — The sick-wagon appeared only a silver dot in the crimsoning distance. Except for her son, the black woman was along in the wagon.
  2. a vehicle used to convey or transport those who are sick or injured dated
    — This corps is divided into companies, one for each division of .the army corps ; and, duly supplied with sick-waggons, store-carts, and litters, is placed entirely at the disposal of the medical officers.
  3. a (modern) ambulance nonstandard,rare
    — A hundred and twenty-eight ambulances were provided for the Fourth corps, and yet the fear of the disgrace of having been carted in the sick wagon, and the general good assurance of the men that they are going on no fools errand, kept the men square up to the regiment.

词形变化

sick-wagons plural sick wagon alternative sick-waggon alternative,UK

词源

From sick + wagon. Sense of "ambulance" likely a calque of German Krankenwagen.
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