gurney
noun
gur·ney ˈgər-nē 
plural gurneys
: a wheeled cot or stretcher
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Photos published by different outlets show Barker being rolled into Cedars Sinai Medical Center on a gurney. 
Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 June 2022 In surveillance video obtained by Rochester television station WHEC, the police investigator can be seen moving towards EMT Lekia Smith inside the hospital, and then pushing her against a wall next to a gurney carrying a patient. Laura Ly And Emily Chang, CNN, 21 July 2022 Atwood used a wheelchair and suffered from a spinal condition, and his attorneys said restraining him to a gurney would exacerbate the condition and result in unbearable pain. Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2022 Strapped flat on his back in a straightjacket, he was tied to a gurney and injected with a cocktail of deadly drugs. Heather Chen, CNN, 27 May 2022 Kardashian—who was seen in photos wearing black sweatpants and a black hoodie while holding Barker's hand from the gurney—has not spoken of her husband's condition or sudden hospitalization. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 June 2022 Authorities used a Taser, and then struggled to secure him to a backboard and gurney so that he could be transported for a hospital for evaluation. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2022 Facebook page showed the aftermath: ambulances; firefighters with a gurney; a gray sedan with two doors shredded and crumpled. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2022 The man is one a gurney and appears to have a broken arm. Chron, 4 May 2022 See More
Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 June 2022 In surveillance video obtained by Rochester television station WHEC, the police investigator can be seen moving towards EMT Lekia Smith inside the hospital, and then pushing her against a wall next to a gurney carrying a patient. Laura Ly And Emily Chang, CNN, 21 July 2022 Atwood used a wheelchair and suffered from a spinal condition, and his attorneys said restraining him to a gurney would exacerbate the condition and result in unbearable pain. Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2022 Strapped flat on his back in a straightjacket, he was tied to a gurney and injected with a cocktail of deadly drugs. Heather Chen, CNN, 27 May 2022 Kardashian—who was seen in photos wearing black sweatpants and a black hoodie while holding Barker's hand from the gurney—has not spoken of her husband's condition or sudden hospitalization. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 June 2022 Authorities used a Taser, and then struggled to secure him to a backboard and gurney so that he could be transported for a hospital for evaluation. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2022 Facebook page showed the aftermath: ambulances; firefighters with a gurney; a gray sedan with two doors shredded and crumpled. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2022 The man is one a gurney and appears to have a broken arm. Chron, 4 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
probably ultimately from Gurney cab type of horse-drawn cab with a rear entrance, from J. Theodore Gurney, who patented such a cab in Boston in 1883
First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
gurney
noun
gur·ney ˈgər-nē
plural gurneys
: a wheeled cot or stretcher
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