gurney

noun

gur·​ney ˈgər-nē 

plural gurneys

: a wheeled cot or stretcher

Examples of gurney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two veteran training officers and new paramedic Cristina DeBiase grabbed their equipment and gurney while another EMT remained with the ambulance and attempted to move it through traffic. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The complaint says military personnel placed him on a gurney and that video showed the gurney being carried toward the Casa del Florero, a nearby building where survivors were being taken. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

His wife, Cedelia Rodriguez, shared a video showing her husband lying on the ground following the collision before being placed on a gurney. — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Firefighters placed them each onto lightweight gurneys known as stokes baskets. — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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

Rhymes for gurney

• burnie
• journey
• tourney
• attorney
• mcburney

Medical Definition

gurney

noun

gur·​ney ˈgər-nē 

plural gurneys

: a wheeled cot or stretcher