stretcher

Definitions

General English

• noun a folding bed with handles, on which an injured person can be carried by two people

Construction

• A masonry unit laid with its length parallel with the face of the wall. See also header.

Military

• noun a piece of fabric suspended between two poles, which is used to carry an injured person

Real Estate

• noun a strong, usually horizontal beam or bar that is used as a brace in the framework of a structure
• noun a brick or stone laid in a wall so that its longer edge forms part of the face of the wall.

Sports

• noun a device consisting of a sheet of material such as canvas stretched over a frame, used to carry someone in a lying position who is sick, injured or dead

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6 definitions in context
• General English
• Construction
• Military
• Real Estate
• Sports