field hospital
11
3.8
- noun
- /fiːld ˈhɒspɪtl/
- Specialized
:
hospital de campaña
- In Indonesia, apart from emergency rations, medicines, and tents, two field hospitals were established in the worst-hit area of Aceh.
- makeshift field hospital
- mobile field hospital
- Army field hospital
They were not brought to field hospitals or gas clearing stations.
- They were not brought to field hospitals or gas clearing stations.
- Then he describes field hospitals with piles of arms and legs after amputations.
- So to take me to take me to the, to the field hospital and immediately cut all my clothes off.
- I think it might have been field hospital, I think on the other side of London Bridge for the injured or any made them move them out there.
Examples
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You must then transport him to the emergency field hospital located in our urban warfare centre.
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Often this would take the form of a field hospital, which would either be a tented space near the Army's rear guard or in its marching camp.
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MAN OVER P. A: Please stay away from the field hospital.
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Respect came in the field hospitals for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Blog text (29) -
NEWS ANCHOR 1: The government today urged Golden Circle victims... to report to the temporary field hospitals now set up across the country.
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But during these wars, combat medics and field hospital teams learned how to better address the critical first 72 hours following severe brain injuries.
Academic text (2002) -
The staff at the rebels' field hospital said 80 percent of the 100-120 cases they treat daily are civilians.
Blog text (9) -
Indian Air Force planes, including a C-130J Super Hercules, were swift to carry blankets, a mobile 'field hospital,' and search and rescue teams.
Academic text (2018) -
Sorge was transported to a field hospital, conscious, watching with listless amazement as his viscera throbbed in his hands.
Fiction book (1996) -
After the earthquake, a temporary field hospital was established to treat injured survivors.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large building where sick or injured people get medical care
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 Advanced
∞
1.0
- Specialized
11
3.8
- Specialized
4
3.2
- Specialized
1
5.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'field' (an area where operations occur) with 'hospital' (a medical facility): it denotes a hospital located in the field. This noun‑noun compositional pattern is regular in English and parallels constructions in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Field hospital comes from a simple picture: a hospital put up quickly in a field near where soldiers fight or after a disaster. That's why a field hospital means a 'temporary' place near the action that gives 'emergency' care.