evacuation hospital

noun

: a mobile or partly mobile hospital where casualties are received usually from collecting stations and where major medical and surgical treatment can be given before evacuation to rear installations

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“Evacuation hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuation%20hospital. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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