Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

air ambulance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: air am-bu-lance
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aircraft (especially a form of helicopter) equipped as an ambulance.

Example Sentences

"An air ambulance hovered overhead before landing on the track. Frank held his father’s hand through the wreckage, as the firemen tried to cut him out of the car."

Inflected Forms

air ambulances (plural)

Phrases

air ambulance helicopter

Questions

What does air ambulance mean?: An aircraft (especially a form of helicopter) equipped as an ambulance.

How to pronounce air ambulance

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