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ambul

Latin

walk, wander

Variants:ambulambula
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From Latin ambulare (to walk, move about). The most familiar derivative is ambulance — originally a 'walking hospital' (hôpital ambulant) that moved with armies. Ambulatory means able to walk, perambulate means to walk through, and preamble (walking before) introduces a main text or speech.

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ambulance

An emergency vehicle for transporting sick or injured people

preamble

An introductory statement to a formal document or law

ambulatory

Relating to or able to walk; a covered walkway in a building

perambulate

To walk about or stroll; to inspect an area on foot