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stretcher

[strech-er] / ˈstrɛtʃ ər /
NOUN
litter
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NOUN
carrying bed
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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

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

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

A team of veterinarians rushed to assist the visibly feeble creature, giving him water before carrying him away on a stretcher.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

“Yes, from the United States,” I confirmed as I relinquished my end of the stretcher gratefully.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

They ferried them on stretchers to waiting vehicles and ambulances near the entrance to the mine.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

AFP journalists at a major hospital on Friday afternoon saw several people, including children, being carried in on stretchers or by their arms and legs.

From Barron's Feb. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 4, 2025

Medics took people out of the station on stretchers and in wheelchairs, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2025

From the dark group stretchers move off again.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Meanwhile, defender Chadi Riad was stretchered off with a serious knee injury in the 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Irish boxer Lee Reeves is in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital after he was stretchered out of the ring in Dublin on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

McMorris, who won bronze in slopestyle at the past three Games, was stretchered off the course in Livigno on Wednesday after his accident in training and taken to hospital as a precaution.

From Barron's Feb. 5, 2026

The 30-year-old was stretchered from the field of play with his face in his hands.

From Barron's Dec. 22, 2025

He was clearly discomforted by the swelling on his foot and had to be stretchered from the field.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2025



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