gurney

American  

[gur-nee] / ˈgɜr ni /

noun

plural

gurneys

1. a flat, padded table or stretcher with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies.

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Gurney ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɜːnɪ /

noun

1. Ivor ( Bertie ). 1890–1937, British poet and composer, noted esp for his songs and his poems of World War I

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gurney ² British  

/ ˈɡɜːnɪ /

noun

1. a wheeled stretcher for transporting hospital patients

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Etymology

Origin of gurney

First recorded in 1935–40; of uncertain origin; perhaps after J. Theodore Gurney, American inventor, who invented a two-wheeled horse-drawn cab in 1883

Example Sentences

The doors whoosh open behind me again, letting in a blast of warm air, and two paramedics rush past me on the right, pushing a man down the hall on a gurney.

From Literature

Kahlo depicts two sides of herself in the masterpiece—one lying bloody on a gurney after a surgery and the other sitting up, triumphant in a red, traditional dress.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two hours later, men in white uniforms rolled a gurney into Jonathan’s room.

From Literature

Fire paramedics can be seen taking Rees’ nephew in a gurney.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s said that he was dictating more criticism on the gurney that carried him to his final operation.

From The Wall Street Journal

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