ambulatory
/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtɔ.ɹi/
/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtɔ.ɹi/
noun
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The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
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Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
adjective
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Of, relating to, or adapted to walking
"ambulatory exercise"
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Able to walk about and not bedridden.
"an ambulatory patient"
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Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
"ambulatory medical care"
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Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
"an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places"
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Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
"The dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator."