gurney

noun

gur·​ney ˈgər-nē 

plural gurneys

: a wheeled cot or stretcher

Examples of gurney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The gurney used for lethal injections sits in a small cinder block building at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison in Jackson. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 9 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