STRETCHER


Meaning of STRETCHER in English

(~s, ~ed)

1.

A ~ is a long piece of canvas with a pole along each side, which is used to carry an injured or sick person.

The two ambulance attendants quickly put Plover on a ~ and got him into the ambulance.

N-COUNT

2.

If someone is ~ed somewhere, they are carried there on a ~.

I was close by as Lester was ~ed into the ambulance...

V-PASSIVE: be V-ed prep/adv

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