bedrail
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of bedrail
Example Sentences
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He is then loaded onto an ambulance gurney, his arm cuffed to the bedrail.
From Seattle Times
Two days after the killings, Ms. Ortega tapped urgently on a hospital bedrail at around 7:30 p.m. to get the attention of a police officer guarding her, the officer, Sgt.
From New York Times
It may mean that the mattress sits on the floor for a time during the transition or that you find it necessary to buy a bedrail.
From Washington Post
Staphylococcus aureus sits on the doctor’s pager, Corynebacterium striatum lives on the sink faucet, and Enterococcus faecalis hangs out on the bedrail—all threatening the health of patients.
From Science Magazine
She has him grip the side of the bedrail as she hoists and guides him in for the landing.
From Seattle Times
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