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stretcher

[strech-er] / ˈstrɛtʃ ər /
NOUN
litter
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NOUN
carrying bed
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One man had his hands joined in a gesture of thanks or prayer as he was carried away in a stretcher.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

A photograph showed the second man caked in mud, his hands pressed together in prayer, as rescuers carried him on a stretcher.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

It got better when a pair of solemn-looking humans carried the competitor away on a stretcher.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

An ambulance was called and he was taken away on a stretcher wearing a pelvic brace.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The woman pushing my stretcher winks at the new mother beside us and whispers congratulations.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

AFP journalists at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital saw several adults and children being carried in on stretchers or by their arms and legs.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

The man films as he moves around inside the centre, where more bodies are kept on stretchers as well as the floor.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Relatives wept openly, clutching phones and identity cards, while medical teams hurried stretchers through the packed corridors.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

Footage aired on Al Jazeera showed Palestinian casualties being taken on stretchers in ambulances Saturday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 4, 2025

There are so many of them, everyone lined up on stretchers, one after another.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

The unused veteran was stretchered off and taken to hospital for surgery after hurting himself hurdling an advertising board in the victory celebrations.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Cameron was stretchered off in the second half of the Hurricanes' 52-10 Super Rugby hammering of Moana Pasifika on Friday night, with coach Clark Laidlaw conceding "it didn't look good" for the classy one-Test playmaker.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

There was less good news for Slot on the injury front after Japan midfielder Wataru Endo was stretchered off in the first half.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

A stoppage loss to David Price in 2019 ended with Allen being stretchered out of the ring and he gave up the sport the following year.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2025

Ioan's mum Nanette, who had seen him being stretchered up the hill, stayed with Bella, only telling her later how bad Ioan's injuries were.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2025



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