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field hospital

NOUN
portable military hospital near fighting zone
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A field hospital run by the Brazilian Navy has opened nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Under white tents on a baseball field, more than 80 American doctors, technicians and water sanitation engineers are treating patients at a modern field hospital in response to the recent earthquakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The organisations say that they collectively support or implement more than half of all food assistance in Gaza, 60 per cent of field hospital operations and all inpatient treatment for children suffering severe acute malnutrition.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

A kind driver took him to a field hospital for the International Community of the Red Cross.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2025

The night before I left the field hospital Rinaldi came in to see me with the major from our mess.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway




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