gurney

noun

gur·​ney ˈgər-nē How to pronounce gurney (audio)
plural gurneys
: a wheeled cot or stretcher

Examples of gurney in a Sentence

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The images showed a space that looks like a sparse operating room with a gurney, fluorescent lighting, a floor drain and an adjacent viewing room. CBS News, 20 May 2025 Not long after that, a man was wheeled out on a gurney. Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025 The boy's mother broke down into tears, seeing her son's body on a gurney, a NBC News crew witnessed. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 16 May 2025 Though the moment is smeared in dramatic score, a dull clanging pierces through; the EMTs can’t get the gurney wheels to glide out of the doorway. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gurney

Word History

Etymology

probably ultimately from Gurney cab type of horse-drawn cab with a rear entrance, from J. Theodore Gurney, who patented such a cab in Boston in 1883

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gurney was in 1939

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“Gurney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gurney. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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gurney

noun
gur·​ney ˈgər-nē How to pronounce gurney (audio)
plural gurneys
: a wheeled cot or stretcher
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