Толковый словарь английского языка - stretcher
Stretcher
stretcher
I. noun Date: 15th century 1. one that stretches, an exaggerated story ; a tall tale, 2. a brick or stone laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall, a timber or rod used especially when horizontal as a tie in framed work, a device for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person, a rod or bar extending between two legs of a chair or table, II. transitive verb Date: 1973 to carry or transport on a ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 a framework of two poles with canvas etc. between, for carrying sick, injured, or dead persons in a lying position. 2 a brick or stone laid with its long side along the face of a wall (cf. HEADER). 3 a board in a boat against which a rower presses the feet. 4 a rod or bar as a tie between chair-legs etc. 5 a wooden frame over which a canvas is stretched ready for painting. 6 archaic sl. an exaggeration or lie. --v.tr. (often foll. by off) convey (a sick or injured person) on a stretcher. Phrases and idioms stretcher-bearer a person who helps to carry a stretcher, esp. in war or at a major accident. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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