Entry: ambulatory (adj.)
In context: "...the bulk of the ambulatory sub-14 male Eschatonites..."
Definition: Of or pertaining to a walker, or to walking.
Other: Typing this entry, I wonder if ambulatory and ambulance share an etymological link. Of course they do! Ambulance comes from French ambulance (formerly hôpital ambulant walking hospital).
SNOOT score: 2
Page: 666
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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