noun
(military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded
• Syn: ↑dressing station
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑first-aid station
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nounEtymology: (first) aid
: an establishment for giving emergency medical treatment; specifically : a forward medical installation where wounded receive emergency treatment
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Mil.
a medical installation located in a forward or isolated position in the field for providing routine or emergency medical treatment to the troops.
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aid station,
U.S. the first-aid post of a regiment or battalion, just behind the line of battle, for the first medical treatment of the wounded.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.