Stretcher vs. Gurney

Stretcher vs. Gurney — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Stretcher and Gurney

Stretchernoun

One who, or that which, stretches.

Gurneynoun

(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.

Stretchernoun

A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.

Gurneynoun

a metal stretcher with wheels

Stretchernoun

A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.

Stretchernoun

A device to stretch shoes or gloves.

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Stretchernoun

A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).

Stretchernoun

(architecture) A piece of timber used in building.

Stretchernoun

(slang) A lie; an overstretching of the truth.

Stretchernoun

(nautical) A board against which a rower places his feet.

Stretchernoun

(nautical) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and gripped.

Stretchernoun

One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.

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Stretchernoun

An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.

Stretchernoun

(obsolete) A penis, especially a long penis.

Stretcherverb

(transitive) To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.

Stretchernoun

a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting

Stretchernoun

a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it

Stretchernoun

a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles

Stretchernoun

a stone that forms the top of wall or building