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stretcher

/ˈstrɛtʃə/

/ˈstrɛtʃər/

stretchernoun

stretchers

/ˈstrɛtʃə/

/ˈstrɛtʃər/

Translations

носилки

The paramedics carried the injured person on a stretcher.

Медики несли раненого на носилках.

Additional translations

растяжка

подрамник

Definitions

A framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people.

The paramedics carefully placed the injured hiker onto the stretcher before carrying him to the ambulance.

A device used to stretch or extend something.

The artist used a stretcher to keep the canvas taut while painting.

In bricklaying, a brick or stone laid with its long side exposed along the face of a wall.

The pattern alternates headers and stretchers to create a sturdy bond.

A horizontal support bar that connects the legs of a piece of furniture to add rigidity.

The antique table wobbled until the carpenter replaced the broken stretcher.

An exaggeration or lie; a tall tale.

"Saying he caught a fish that big was a bit of a stretcher."

Synonyms

stretcherverb

stretchered

Past Simple

stretchered

Past Participle

stretchering

Gerund

/ˈstretʃə/

/ˈstrɛtʃɚ/

Primarily British English: ‘to carry or remove someone on a stretcher’

Definitions

To carry or remove (a person) on a stretcher.

The injured cyclist was stretchered off the course by the medical team.

Synonyms

carry

carry on a stretcher

bear on a stretcher

stretcheradjective

Used attributively before nouns to indicate connection with stretchers or patients carried on them.

Definitions

Relating to or designed for carrying patients on a stretcher.

The hospital installed new stretcher lifts to improve patient transfer.