stretcher
noun/ˈstrɛtʃər/
Frequency rank: #10,326 most common English word
Meaning
a flat frame with handles used to carry a sick or injured person in a lying position.
Example sentence
The paramedics carried the injured man on stretcher to the ambulance.
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