gurney

UK
/ˈɡɜːni/
US
/ˈɡɜrni/

Translations

gurneynoun
gurneys
pl
UK
/ˈɡɜːni/
US
/ˈɡɜrni/
The paramedics quickly placed the injured man on a gurney and rushed him to the emergency room.
Les ambulanciers ont rapidement placé l'homme blessé sur un brancard et l'ont emmené aux urgences.
Synonyms
hospital bed
transport stretcher
gurneyverb
gurneyed
Past Simple
gurneyed
Past Participle
gurneying
Gerund
UK
/ˈɡɜːni/
US
/ˈɡɜrni/
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning to transport someone on a gurney.
The orderly gurneyed the patient from the ambulance bay to the trauma unit.
Le brancardier a brancardé le patient de la zone des ambulances jusqu'au service des traumatismes.
Synonyms
pull a face
make faces
pull faces
contort one's face
distort one's features

Definitions

gurneynoun
A wheeled stretcher used for transporting hospital patients.
The paramedics quickly placed the injured man on a gurney and rushed him to the emergency room.
gurneyverb
To transport (a person) on a gurney.
The orderly gurneyed the patient from the ambulance bay to the trauma unit.