STRETCHER


Meaning of STRETCHER in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.