| 单词 | fireman's lift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfireman's lift fireman's lift n. a method of carrying a person over one's shoulders, originally (and typically) used by firefighters in rescuing injured or unconscious people; cf. fireman's carry n. (a). ΚΠ 1886 C. Heath Dict. Pract. Surg. I. 43/2 The fireman's lift. Standing in front, the bearer seizes the patient's right wrist in his left hand, then bending down until his right shoulder is below the patient's right hip-joint, he throws the patient across his shoulders and back, and grasps the legs with his right arm. 1914 Fortn. Rev. July 128 He [sc. the Boy Scout] must..have learnt the use of the fireman's ‘lift’. 1982 S. Townsend Secret Diary Adrian Mole 99 Pandora..gave me a fireman's lift up the stairs. 2014 Canberra Times (Nexis) 28 May Sensibly, the ability to carry a 120-kilogram adult using a fireman's lift is not the sole criteria for selection as a firefighter. < as lemmas |
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