Gurney
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gurney is a noun meaning (US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.
Meaning
(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.
Example Sentences
The death row convict was strapped into the gurney in order to be given the lethal injection.
I’m pretty sure I didn’t actively steer towards the tree, but… I don’t know. I just remember that wave of despair and then the EMTs pulling me out of the car and putting me on a gurney.
Yet her vision has narrowed strangely (good, for she was in a medical facility, if she were having a hemorrhage or a stroke it could not be happening at a more convenient time) so that she was able to see little in the fluorescent-lit space except the man who lay motionless on a gurney beneath the strongest of the lights.
Word Forms
- gurneys
Synonyms for gurney
Depending on context, synonyms include trolley.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include litter, carriage, wheelbarrow, cart, forklift, wagon.
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