stretcher
[ strech-er ]
/ ˈstrɛtʃ ər /
noun
verb (used with object)
to stretch (canvas for a painting) on a stretcher.
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British Dictionary definitions for stretcher (1 of 2)
stretcher
/ (ˈstrɛtʃə) /
noun
verb (tr)
to transport (a sick or injured person) on a stretcher
British Dictionary definitions for stretcher (2 of 2)
stretch
/ (strɛtʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of stretch
stretchable, adjective stretchability, nounWord Origin for stretch
Old English
streccan; related to Old Frisian
strekka, Old High German
strecken; see
straight,
strake
Medical definitions for stretcher
stretcher
[ strĕch′ər ]
n.
A litter, usually of canvas stretched over a frame, used to transport the sick, wounded, or dead.
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