gurney

noun gur·ney \ ˈgər-nē \

Definition of gurney

plural gurneys

:a wheeled cot or stretcher

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Leavell's father walked around the van and knelt next to his son and silently held him as workers unloaded a gurney.

— elvia malagon, chicagotribune.com, "Mother pleads with police at fatal shooting, 'I need to touch my son'," 28 July 2017
Orange County Fire Rescue emergency medical technicians loaded the doll onto a gurney and into an ambulance.

— harry sayer, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Deputies warn of danger of leaving children in hot cars," 26 June 2017
Or be shuttled on a fast-moving gurney, like the patients in ER.

— sam kashner, VanityFair.com, "When Michael Crichton Reigned over Pop Culture, from ER to Jurassic Park," 19 June 2017
Off the field on the first base side, a medical gurney.

— calvin woodward, The Seattle Times, "A morning’s baseball drill becomes an assault on Republicans," 14 June 2017
Eventually, the 6-year-old was loaded onto a gurney and taken to an awaiting helicopter, and Collin would never see his friend’s eyes open again.

— the washington post, The Mercury News, "The shooting lasted 12 seconds, but these first-graders’ torment may last years," 9 June 2017
The woman was eventually wheeled out to an ambulance on a gurney about 3:30 p.m. She was taken to MetroHealth for evaluation, Ciaccia said.

— jane morice, cleveland.com, "Woman with knife lunges at officers, Cleveland police say," 4 June 2017
Doesn't Florida allow forced, strap-you-down-to-the-gurney blood testing?

— danny cevallos, CNN, "Tiger's big mistake: Cooperating," 1 June 2017
The Inmates cited problems - inmates struggling on gurneys - with executions in nation states using midazolam.

— kent faulk, cleveland.com, "Alabama executes Tommy Arthur for murder-for-hire; final words: 'I'm sorry I failed you'," 26 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of gurney

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

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: a bed on a frame with wheels that is used for moving people who are sick or injured

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noun gur·ney \ ˈgər-nē \

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