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stretcher

UK
/ˈstrɛtʃə/
US
/ˈstrɛtʃər/

Traduzioni

stretchernoun
stretchers
pl
UK
/ˈstrɛtʃə/
US
/ˈstrɛtʃər/
The paramedics carried the injured person on a stretcher.
Медики несли раненого на носилках.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
растяжка
подрамник
Sinonimi
gurney
carrier
support
platform
bed
litter
stretcherverb
stretchered
Past Simple
stretchered
Past Participle
stretchering
Gerund
UK
/ˈstretʃə/
US
/ˈstrɛtʃɚ/
Primarily British English: ‘to carry or remove someone on a stretcher’
Sinonimi
carry
carry on a stretcher
bear on a stretcher
move
evacuate
litter
convey
transport
bear
stretcheradjective
Used attributively before nouns to indicate connection with stretchers or patients carried on them.

Definizioni

stretchernoun
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."
stretcherverb
To carry or remove (a person) on a stretcher.
The injured cyclist was stretchered off the course by the medical team.
stretcheradjective
Relating to or designed for carrying patients on a stretcher.
The hospital installed new stretcher lifts to improve patient transfer.
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