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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

A Kenyan judge halted construction and operations of a tented U.S. field hospital in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 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

In the ward at the field hospital they told me a visitor was coming to see me in the afternoon.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway




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