Phrase guide

field hospital

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a temporary military hospital near the battle lines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: military hospital

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مستشفى ميداني — medical unit
  • Belarusian: палявы́ шпіта́ль (paljavý špitálʹ) — medical unit
  • Bulgarian: лазарет (lazaret) — medical unit
  • Catalan: hospital de campanya — medical unit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 野戰醫院 /野战医院 (yězhàn yīyuàn) — medical unit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 野外醫院 /野外医院 — medical unit
  • Czech: polní nemocnice — medical unit
  • Dutch: veldhospitaal — medical unit
  • Finnish: kenttäsairaala — medical unit
  • French: hôpital de campagne — medical unit
  • Georgian: საველე ჰოსპიტალი (savele hosṗiṭali) — medical unit
  • German: Feldlazarett — medical unit
  • Hebrew: בית חולים שדה (bet kholím sadé) — medical unit
  • Hungarian: tábori kórház — medical unit
  • Indonesian: rumah sakit lapangan — medical unit
  • Irish: ospidéal machaire — medical unit
  • Italian: ospedale da campo — medical unit
  • Japanese: 野外病院 (yagai byōin) — medical unit
  • Korean: 야전병원 (yajeonbyeong'won) — medical unit
  • Norwegian: lasarett — medical unit
  • Persian: بیمارستان صحرایی (bimârestân-e sahrâyi) — medical unit
  • Polish: szpital polowy — medical unit
  • Portuguese: hospital de campo — medical unit
  • Portuguese: hospital de campanha — medical unit
  • Romanian: spital de campanie — medical unit
  • Russian: полево́й го́спиталь (polevój góspitalʹ) — medical unit
  • Russian: полевой подвижный госпиталь (polevoj podvižnyj gospitalʹ) — medical unit
  • Slovak: poľná nemocnica — medical unit
  • Spanish: hospital de campaña — medical unit
  • Swedish: fältsjukhus — medical unit
  • Thai: โรงพยาบาลสนาม — medical unit
  • Turkish: sahra hastanesi — medical unit
  • Ukrainian: польови́й шпита́ль (polʹovýj špytálʹ) — medical unit
  • Vietnamese: bệnh viện dã chiến — medical unit