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Meaning of "hospital train" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOSPITAL TRAIN

hospital train  [ˈhɒspɪtəl treɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOSPITAL TRAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hospital train is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOSPITAL TRAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hospital train

Hospital train

A hospital train is a railway train with carriages equipped for the provision of healthcare. Historically this has ranged from trains equipped to transport wounded soldiers, with basic nursing and first aid facilities on board, to fully equipped mobile medical centres, sometimes including operating theatres and nursing wards.

Definition of hospital train in the English dictionary

The definition of hospital train in the dictionary is a train used in wars to provide hospital facilities, usually for the armed services.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOSPITAL TRAIN


Bahrain
bɑːˈreɪn
brain
breɪn
Coltrane
kɒlˈtreɪn
constrain
kənˈstreɪn
crane
kreɪn
detrain
diːˈtreɪn
drain
dreɪn
drivetrain
ˈdraɪvˌtreɪn
entrain
ɪnˈtreɪn
grain
ɡreɪn
Lorraine
lɒˈreɪn
membrane
ˈmɛmbreɪn
powertrain
ˈpaʊərˌtreɪn
rain
reɪn
restrain
rɪˈstreɪn
retrain
riːˈtreɪn
strain
streɪn
terrain
təˈreɪn
train
treɪn
Ukraine
juːˈkreɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOSPITAL TRAIN

hospital administrator
hospital bed
hospital bill
hospital board
hospital care
hospital case
hospital corner
hospital doctor
hospital drama
hospital facilities
hospital nurse
hospital pass
hospital service
hospital ship
hospitaler
Hospitalet
hospitalisation
hospitalise
hospitalist
hospitalities

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOSPITAL TRAIN

bullet train
diesel train
excursion train
express train
eye strain
freight train
gear train
ghost train
goods train
gravy train
groin strain
Lake Pontchartrain
mail train
passenger train
refrain
steam train
subway train
toy train
tube train
wagon train
way train

Synonyms and antonyms of hospital train in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hospital train» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOSPITAL TRAIN

Find out the translation of hospital train to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hospital train from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hospital train» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

火车医院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tren-hospital
570 millions of speakers

English

hospital train
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अस्पताल सफर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القطار المستشفى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

санитарный поезд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trem-hospital
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাসপাতালের ট্রেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

train-hôpital
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta api hospital
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lazarettzug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

病院の列車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

병원 기차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepur rumah sakit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu bệnh viện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மருத்துவமனை ரயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉस्पिटल रेल्वे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hastane treni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

treno ospedale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szpital kolejowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

санітарний поїзд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tren spital
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρένο νοσοκομείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hospitaal trein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sjukhuståg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sykehus tog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hospital train

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOSPITAL TRAIN»

The term «hospital train» is normally little used and occupies the 138.315 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOSPITAL TRAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hospital train» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hospital train» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hospital train

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOSPITAL TRAIN»

Discover the use of hospital train in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hospital train and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20: ...
On August 5th, Hospital Train No. 59 brought 227 patients. On August 11th the same train returned with 460 cases. Most of these patients were serious surgical cases and had been wounded in the fighting around Soissons and Fismes.
United States. Army Base Hospital no. 20, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, United States. Surgeon-General's Office, 1920
2
Annual Report of the Surgeon-General, U.S. Army
14 3581( Y) Hospital Train No. 53 3458 Hospital Tram No. 54 3459 Hospital Train No. 58 3460 Y) Yi Y> Y) Hospital Train No. 59 3461 Hospital Train No. 60 346UY) Hospital Train No. 61 3462(Y) Hospital Train No. 62 3463(Y) Hospital Train ...
United States. Surgeon-General's Office, 1920
3
Annual reports
2870(X), 2873(X), 3074(Y), 3196(Y), 3458(Y), 3769( Y) Hospital trains, difficulty of feeding patients 2985(a) Hospital trains, embarkation and debarkation service 2985(A) Hospital trains, transportation of cases on 2873(X) Hospital Train No.
‎1920
4
Annual Report of the Secretary of War
14 35S1(Y> Hospital Train No. 53 3458 Y) Hospital Train No. 54 3459( Y) Hospital Train No. 58 3460(Y> Hospital Train No. 59 346l(Y) Hospital Train No. 60 346K Y) Hospital Train No. 61 3462(Y) Hospital Train No. 62 3463( Y> Hospital Train ...
United States. War Dept, 1920
5
Message of the President of the United States and ...
14 3581(Y) Hospital Train No. 53 3458(Y) Hospital Tram No. 54 3459(Y) Hospital Train No. 58 3460(Y> Hospital Train No. 59 3461( Y) Hospital Train No. 60 346HY) Hospital Train No. 61 3462(Y) Hospital Train No. 62 3463(Y> Hospital Train ...
United States. War Dept, 1920
6
Report of the Surgeon-General, United States Army, to the ...
1742 Y Hospital Train No. 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1743 Y) Hospital Train No. 58 . . . . . i _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1744 Y) Hospital Train No. 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ .
United States. Surgeon-General's Office, 1919
7
Report of the Surgeon-General of the Army to the Secretary ...
14 1865(Y) Hospital Train No. 53 1742(Y) Hospital Tram No. 54 1743(Y) Hospital Train No. 58 1744(Y) Hospital Train No. 59. . . . 1745( Y) Hospital Train No. 60 1745(Y) Hospital Train No. 61 1746(Y) Hospital Train No. 62 1747( Y) Hospital ...
United States. Surgeon-General's Office, 1919
8
The Tale of a field hospital
THE HOSPITAL TRAIN AT COLKN'MO. | HE battle of Colenso was fought on Friday, December 15th, and on Saturday, the 1 6th, an armistice was declared for the burying of the dead. Very early on Saturday morning, while it was yet moonlight, ...
Sir Frederick Treves, 1900
9
The Sinews of War: Army Logistics ; 1775 - 1953
In the Army of the Potomac the complete hospital train included ten cars for the sick and wounded, one for the kitchen and dispensary, and one for the surgeon in charge. The surgeon in charge was the commander of a hospital train, and the  ...
James A. Huston, 1966
10
Portrait of My Mother, Who Posed Nude in Wartime: Stories
"Zone of Interior, Hospital Train #1," my father replied, blushing. "I don't know how I rate the window." "I'm sure you did something," said Parvis. "You're a doc, I heard. We appreciate you guys, all of you." He raised his hand, barely, to signal that ...
Marjorie Sandor, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOSPITAL TRAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hospital train is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rail travel: Around the world in 80 trains
... commuters, had sweet dreams in the Indian Maharaja's double bed, and witnessed orthopaedic surgery on the world's first hospital train. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
OSHA adopts expanded enforcement against hospitals, nursing …
How well does the hospital train its staff to use it? Does management track and promptly treat injuries among nursing staff?” Inpatient Facilities ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
3
OSHA Launches Program To Protect Nursing Employees
How well does the hospital train its staff to use it? Does management track and promptly treat injuries among nursing staff? "Sadly, there will be ... «South Carolina ETV Radio, Jun 15»
4
Samuel S. Canneto, Korean War Veteran, Dies At 85
In March 1952, Samuel was a cook on the 37th Hospital Train- Will Kaserne, Munich, Germany. He cooked on the troop train feeding soldiers ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
5
Longtime Langley Advance contributor passes
... a tree and blasted by a machine gun; horribly wounded men accompanying me on a hospital train bound for a military hospital in Belgium… «Langley AdvanceNews, May 15»
6
The Book of Chronicles
Among the many descriptions of human misery is a diary entry written by a German doctor who was called to a German military hospital train: ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
7
What was happening in Hamilton …
Friday, June 23, 1944 — A hospital train will bring invalided veterans home. Several Hamilton and district soldiers have made the ocean ... «Hamilton Spectator, May 15»
8
Photos: A hundred years later, India's contribution to the Gallipoli …
Six unidentified Indian orderlies and five Australian staff of a hospital train that ran between Ismailia, near the Suez Canal, and Heliopolis, near ... «Scroll.in, May 15»
9
Gallipoli 2015: Fragile WWI diary records five days of horror at Gallipoli
From there he was put on a hospital train, sent to hospital in Cairo and was eventually declared medically unfit for further service. On returning ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
10
'Appalling suffering': Troops let down by poor medical aid
Army patients from Gallipoli being transferred from hospital ship Gascon to a hospital train in Alexandria, Egypt, for movement to Cairo in 1915. «Northern Star, Apr 15»

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