English Explanatory Dictionary

sick-wagon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a covered wagon used to convey or transport those who are sick in a wagon train
  2. a vehicle used to convey or transport those who are sick or injured
  3. a (modern) ambulance

Word forms

sick-wagon sick-wagons sick wagon sick-waggon

Etymology

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

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