/ ˈstretʃə(r); NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
a long piece of strong cloth with a pole on each side, used for carrying sb who is sick or injured and who cannot walk :
He was carried off on a stretcher.
stretcher cases (= people too badly injured to be able to walk)
■ verb
[ vn + adv. / prep. ] [ usually passive ] to carry sb somewhere on a stretcher :
He was stretchered off the pitch with a broken leg.