stretcher

stretch·er  (strchr)

n.

1. A litter, usually of canvas stretched over a frame, used to transport the sick, wounded, or dead.

2. One that stretches, such as the wooden framework on which canvas is stretched for an oil painting.

3. A usually horizontal tie beam or brace serving to support or extend a framework.

4. A brick or stone laid parallel to the face of a wall so that only its long side is showing.

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stretcher

Noun

a frame covered with canvas, on which an ill or injured person is carried

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See: litter.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stretcher - a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting framework - a structure supporting or containing something
	2.	stretcher - a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
	3.	stretcher - a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles gurney - a metal stretcher with wheels litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
	4.	stretcher - a stone that forms the top of wall or building coping stone, capstone, copestone stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"

Translations

stretcher [ˈstrɛtʃəʳ] n → camilla

stretcher [ˈstrɛtʃəʳ] n → brancard m, civière f

stretcher [ˈstrɛtʃəʳ] n → (Trag)bahre f

stretcher [ˈstrɛtʃəʳ] n → barella, lettiga