What does stretcher mean?
Definitions for stretcher
ˈstrɛtʃ ərstretch·er
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Princeton's WordNet
stretchernoun
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
stretchernoun
a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
stretchernoun
a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretchernoun
a stone that forms the top of wall or building
Wiktionary
stretchernoun
A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
stretchernoun
A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.
stretchernoun
A device to stretch shoes or gloves.
stretchernoun
A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).
stretchernoun
A lie.
stretchernoun
A board against which a rower places his feet
stretchernoun
penis, especially a long penis
stretcherverb
to carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stretchernoun
Etymology: from stretch.
Tooth in the stretching course two inches with the stretcher only. Joseph Moxon.
This fiery speech inflames his fearful friends,
They tug at ev’ry oar, and ev’ry stretcher bends. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Stretcher
A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often equipped with variable height frames, wheels, tracks, or skids. Stretchers are primarily used in acute out-of-hospital care situations by emergency medical services (EMS), military, and search and rescue personnel. In medical forensics the right arm of a corpse is left hanging off the stretcher to let paramedics know it is not a wounded patient. They are also used to hold prisoners during lethal injections in the United States.
ChatGPT
stretcher
A stretcher is a portable frame or flexible object used for carrying, transporting or moving an ill, injured, or incapacitated person from one place to another. They are widely used in medical emergencies, hospitals, ambulance services, and search and rescue operations. They usually involve a combination of lightweight, strong material and handles for easy lifting or pulling.
Webster Dictionary
Stretchernoun
one who, or that which, stretches
Stretchernoun
a brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall
Stretchernoun
a piece of timber used in building
Stretchernoun
a narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet
Stretchernoun
a crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped
Stretchernoun
a litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons
Stretchernoun
an overstretching of the truth; a lie
Stretchernoun
one of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle
Stretchernoun
an instrument for stretching boots or gloves
Stretchernoun
the frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting
Wikidata
Stretcher
A stretcher is a medical device used for short-term carrying of patients who require medical care. Stretchers are primarily used in acute out-of-hospital care situations by EMS, military, and Search and rescue personnel. Stretchers can be equipped with a variable height lower frame containing wheels, tracks, or skids to allow the stretcher to be moved more easily. A simple stretcher does not have such a frame and therefore needs to be carried by two or more people. Despite these differences, their essential function remains the same. They can often be referred to as a cot, litter, gurney, bed or cart
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
stretcher
See litter.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
stretcher
See SHEER-POLE.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
stretcher
A litter or frame for carrying sick, wounded, or dead persons.
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Anagrams for stretcher »
restretch
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stretcher in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stretcher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of stretcher in a Sentence
I saw my husband when they put me on a stretcher to take me to hospital, he was very badly wounded. He had a broken arm, like me. He had many wounds on his back, his waist, his whole spine, his legs.
It was tough to get him back to the trail, we are going to have to build a stretcher.
This measure was key to save lives at a time when we couldn't find a corner in emergency rooms to put someone on a stretcher.
I saw my husband when they put me on a stretcher to take me to hospital, i saw he was very badly wounded. He had a broken arm, like me. He had many wounds on his back, his waist, his whole spine, his legs.
I saw him grab one of their arms when they were lifting him up in the stretcher and that was when I knew he would be okay, i don't look at Sonja Nixon Frazier as a hero. This is what I was supposed to do. It doesn't matter who he was or what skin color he had. I knew I was there to save his life. But it really was overwhelming emotionally. After I just smoked a cigarette and cried.
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- носилкаBulgarian
- běhounCzech
- båre, løberDanish
- Tragbahre, Trage, BahreGerman
- φορείοGreek
- polín, llevar en camilla, camilla, bastidor, viga, trasladar en camilla, ensanchadorSpanish
- برانکاردPersian
- paarit, kehys, lestiFinnish
- panneresse, brancarder, civière, brancard, châssisFrench
- padiola, andas, angarellasGalician
- स्ट्रेचरHindi
- hordágyHungarian
- usunganIndonesian
- barellaItalian
- 担架, ストレッチャーJapanese
- Brëtsch, DrobierLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kauamoMāori
- frame, kader, baar, draagbaarDutch
- noszePolish
- macaPortuguese
- натяжное устройство, носилки, подрамникRussian
- носила, nosilaSerbo-Croatian
- bårSwedish
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