stretch·er
ˈstre-chər 
1
a
: one that stretches
especially
: a device or machine for stretching or expanding something
b
: an exaggerated story : a tall tale
2
a
: a brick or stone laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall
b
: a timber or rod used especially when horizontal as a tie in framed work
3
: a device for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person
4
: a rod or bar extending between two legs of a chair or table
stretchered; stretchering; stretchers
: to carry or transport on a stretcher
Examples of stretcher in a Sentence
Noun
They carried her out to the ambulance on a stretcher.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 June 2025
Following a six-hour-long search, the man – who authorities have not identified – was located and subsequently carried out of the woods on a stretcher, police said.
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Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The stool features stability stretchers on the base that double as footrests and create visual interest.
—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Yang was subsequently placed on a stretcher as he was tended to by police, paramedics and community members.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 June 2025
Following a six-hour-long search, the man – who authorities have not identified – was located and subsequently carried out of the woods on a stretcher, police said.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
Newman was, like many in the 1960s, disinclined to gentrify the compositions with a frame, so the only way to conceal the hardware that anchored canvas to stretcher was to move the tacking edge to the back of the paintings, which had thus become the true tacking edges.
—Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The stool features stability stretchers on the base that double as footrests and create visual interest.
—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Stretcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stretcher. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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stretcher
noun
stretch·er
ˈstrech-ər
: a device for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person
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