dressing station
1
5.9
- noun
- /ˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
punto de atención
- British soldiers similarly robbed Lieutenant Fritz B. at a dressing station behind the lines.
- field dressing station
Examples
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After the battle, many injured troops were treated at the dressing station set up nearby.
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He was carried by donkey down to the beach dressing station.
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Away to the dressing station!
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Take me to a dressing station.
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How far is the dressing station?
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All walking wounded away to the dressing station!
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The medics quickly transported the soldiers to the dressing station for immediate care.
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Injured fighters were rushed to the dressing station to receive essential first aid.
Synonyms
4
3.2
A place near a race or battle where people get first aid
2
3.4
A place where people get quick medical help before hospital care
How Equipped
11
3.7
- Specialized
11
3.8
- Specialized
1
5.9
2
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place where wounded people receive first aid' is directly inferable from combining 'dressing' (a bandage/wound covering) with 'station' (a place or post). This compound follows a common noun+noun composition and, given the battlefield context, a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the intended sense.
Etymology
Dressing station comes from dressing meaning a 'bandage' or 'to dress' a wound and station meaning a place. It was a place near the fighting where medical workers put on bandages and gave quick care, so today it means a nearby first-aid post for the wounded.