GURNEY Meaning of GURNEY in English [ 'gə:ni ]■ noun ( plural ~s ) chiefly N. Amer. a wheeled stretcher for transporting hospital patients.OriginC19: appar. named after the patentee of a new cab design, J. T. Gurney . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004