first-aid station
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈfɜrstˌeɪd ˈsteɪʃən/
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estación de primeros auxilios
- I rushed to the first-aid station when I saw someone fall during the race.
- set up a first-aid station
All right, I am going to clean up the van real quick and then we're off to our first aid station.
- All right, I am going to clean up the van real quick and then we're off to our first aid station.
Examples
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If someone gets injured, they should go to the first-aid station for immediate help.
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They erected tents and lean-tos and improvised kitchens, portable bathrooms, and first-aid stations.
Academic text (2008) -
And this is a first aid station near the front.
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Listen, uh, the first aid station's over there.
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Now each pod must transport one member quickly and safely -to the first aid station.
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Health services, first-aid stations, and medical clinics exist separately for Jews and Arabs.
Academic text (1990) -
She gives a wide berth to the first-aid station and the two policemen standing near it.
Fiction book (2002) -
Military and civilian helicopters are shuttling the injured to first aid stations inland, meanwhile buses are taking the stranded to disaster relief centers.
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The volunteers at the first-aid station provided care for the injured spectators.
Synonyms
4
3.2
A place near a race or battle where people get first aid
1
5.9
A place near the front line where wounded people get first aid
How Equipped
Surface Forms
Morphology
first-aid + station
The compound is directly compositional: 'first-aid' (immediate emergency care) combined with 'station' (a place or facility) yields a place where immediate medical treatment is given. This pattern (place + service) is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun first-aid station comes from the simple image of a small place where first ('immediate') aid ('basic medical help') is given at a station near an accident or event. So, it means a spot for quick care before a person can get full medical treatment.