(healthcare, Australia, New Zealand) A hospital serving as a central facility in a large rural region.
(healthcare, Australia, New Zealand) A hospital serving as a central facility in a large rural region.
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(military) A mobile field hospital.
(Britain, and, Commonwealth, chiefly, _, historical) A military mobile medical facility set up on or near the battlefield in order to provide initial medical treatment to the wounded.
(US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
(telecommunication, military, US) Communications services, such as the installation, operation, maintenance, augmentation, modification, and rehabilitation of communications networks, systems, facilities, and equipment, including off-post extensions, provided for the operation of a military post, camp, installation, station, or activity.
(healthcare, military) A fixed or semipermanent medical facility located in the rear of a theater of operations or within a secure zone.
Base hospital means: A fixed or semipermanent medical facility located in the rear of a theater of operations or within a secure zone.. It is military jargon and mostly appears in service contexts, war fiction, or among veterans and their families. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
base hospital means: A fixed or semipermanent medical facility located in the rear of a theater of operations or within a secure zone.. Register: informal, military jargon. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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