stretcher

/ˈstɹɛtʃə/noun

A light frame used to carry someone who is hurt, ill, or dead.

Example sentences

“Paramedics carried the injured hiker down the mountain on a stretcher.”
“Two medics lifted the injured player onto a stretcher.”

Almost always appears with 'carried off on' or 'taken away on' in news and sports reporting.

Synonyms for stretcher

gurney

Related words

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