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It is spelled backwards on the front so that cars in front of it can read the word the right way around using their rear view mirrors :)
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Why is word ambulance in an ambulance is reversed?
The word ambulance on an ambulance is backwards because when you're in front of an ambulance and there's an emergency you would usually see from your rear view mirror. When you see something in a mirror it is always backwards. so when you see the word ambulance on an ambulance, you would see it normally.
What do you call a word that is spelled the same both forwards and backwards?
A word that is spelled the same both forwards and backwards is referred to as a Palindrome.
What is the word FISH spelled backwards?
HSIF
Why you can see the word 'ambulance' in the car mirror even though you are not looking at the ambulance that is behind the car?
The word "Ambulance" is printed backwards on the front of the ambulance so you can read it in the mirror the right way around
What is the word cool spelled backwards?
It spells 'looc' which is not a word.
How do you spell 'luffy' backwards?
The word spelled backwards is yfful, which has no obvious significance.
Word that means parts of a boat spelled forward and when spelled backwards means smooth and elegant?
keels..backwards is sleek!
Why is an ambulance an example of reflection?
Reflection refers to seeing something through something else-- such as a mirror. Have you ever looked in your rear view mirror at the front of an ambulance and realized that the word "Ambulance" could be read easily? That is because it is written backwards on the vehicle. The word in the reflection is correct . . . without the use of the mirror, it is unreadable.
Why in ambulance the ambulance word written in opposite?
When an ambulance it traveling through traffic and is in a hurry. it may sound its siren. this will cause the driver to looking the rear vision mirror. now He will see the word Ambulance backwards because that is how you see things in reflection, so by writing it backwards the driver will see the word ambulance properly and react more quickly to the situation. This is why some ambulances have this.
Why the word ambulance in an ambulance is written in reversed manner?
The aim of this is to allow people driving in front of the vehicle (ambulance) to see the word "AMBULANCE" when he/she looks in the rear view mirror. If the word was not reversed, the driver of the car ahead of the vehicle would see: "ECNALUBMA"
Why the word ambulance is an ambulance is written in a reversed manner?
The aim of this is to allow people driving in front of the vehicle (ambulance) to see the word "AMBULANCE" when he/she looks in the rear view mirror. If the word was not reversed, the driver of the car ahead of the vehicle would see: "ECNALUBMA"
What is a word called that can be spelled frontwards or backwards?
Palindromes
