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单词 stretcher
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stretcher

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noun

stretch·​er ˈstre-chər How to pronounce stretcher (audio)
1
a
: one that stretches
especially : a device or machine for stretching or expanding something
b
: an exaggerated story : a tall tale
2
a
: a brick or stone laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall
b
: a timber or rod used especially when horizontal as a tie in framed work
3
: a device for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person
4
: a rod or bar extending between two legs of a chair or table

stretcher

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verb

stretchered; stretchering; stretchers

transitive verb

: to carry or transport on a stretcher

Example Sentences

Noun They carried her out to the ambulance on a stretcher.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
After what appears to have been a standoff, Telles was taken from his house on a stretcher. Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 Videos posted online showed SWAT team members outside the official’s home and an individual being carried into an ambulance on a stretcher. Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 In the video, Heche was covered in a white cloth while on a stretcher. cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022 In the video, Heche was covered in a white cloth while on a stretcher. cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022 Finally, he was carried out on a stretcher after a dramatic three-hour standoff outside the prison gates between two police departments that both claimed jurisdiction. Shaiq Hussain, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 In the video, Heche was covered in a white cloth while on a stretcher. cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022 Television news video showed a blue Mini Cooper Clubman, badly damaged and burned, being towed out of the home, with a woman sitting up on a stretcher and struggling as firefighters put her in an ambulance. Lynn Elber, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 In the video, Heche was covered in a white cloth while on a stretcher. cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022
Verb
Cut each leg and stretcher slightly oversize and smooth each cut end, bringing the leg to finished dimension. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2021 Late in the first quarter of Wednesday's game between the Suns and the Mavericks, Phoenix guard Isaiah Canaan needed to be stretchered off the court after fracturing his left ankle. Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018 Tottenham are awaiting a fitness update on versatile defender Juan Foyth after the 21-year-old was stretchered off with an ankle injury during the pre-season Audi Cup final against Bayern Munich. SI.com, 1 Aug. 2019 Dortmund's disappointing afternoon ended with Michy Batshuayi being stretchered off in injury time. Afp, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2018 Laporte was stretchered off in the first half of City’s recent Premier League win over Brighton and subsequently underwent successful surgery. SI.com, 13 Sep. 2019 Sabourin, concussed and his nose broken, was stretchered off the ice and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital after colliding with Backes Nov. 2. BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2019 The All-Star guard was stretchered off the Bankers Life Fieldhouse court. Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2019 Backes, with a substantial record of concussions, promptly made his way to the dressing room when Sabourin was stretchered off the ice. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1973, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

stretcher

noun

stretch·​er ˈstre-chər How to pronounce stretcher (audio)
: a device like a cot used for carrying a sick or injured person

Medical Definition

stretcher

noun

stretch·​er ˈstrech-ər How to pronounce stretcher (audio)
: a device for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person
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