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clearing station

clearing station noun: a temporary field hospital to treat and classify the sick and wounded.

Noun

clearing station (plural clearing stations)

  1. A temporary field hospital to treat and classify the sick and wounded.
    • ‘The orders are that we stay here. You clear the wounded from here to the clearing station.’1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 181
    Synonyms:
    clearing hospital

Synonyms of clearing station

  • clearing hospital

Forms of clearing station

pluralclearing stations

Questions about clearing station

What does clearing station mean?
Clearing station means a temporary field hospital to treat and classify the sick and wounded.
What part of speech is clearing station?
Clearing station is a noun.
What is the plural of clearing station?
The plural of clearing station is clearing stations.

Words near clearing station in the dictionary

  1. clearing one's lines
  2. clearing one's throat
  3. clearing out
  4. clearing saw
  5. clearing saws
  6. clearing station
  7. clearing stations
  8. clearing the air
  9. clearing the decks
  10. clearing the market
  11. clearing the neighborhood

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