stretcher
/ˈstɹɛtʃə/ · noun
Meaning
- One who, or that which, stretches.
- A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
- A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.
- A device to stretch shoes or gloves.
- A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).
- A piece of timber used in building.
- To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.
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