Meaning of STOKES LITTER in English
- STOKES LITTER
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noun
also stokes stretcher
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Charles F. Stokes died 1931 American naval medical officer, its inventor
: a wire basket conforming in shape to the human body into which an injured, sick, or disabled person can be safely strapped
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012