ambulatory

/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtɔ.ɹi/

noun

  1. 1

    The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.

  2. 2

    Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of, relating to, or adapted to walking

    “ambulatory exercise”
  2. 2

    Able to walk about and not bedridden.

    “an ambulatory patient”
  3. 3

    Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.

    “ambulatory medical care”
  4. 4

    Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.

    “an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places”
  5. 5

    Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.

    “The dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.”

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