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gurney

/ˈɡɜːrni/ /ˈɡɝːni/

Meanings
noun
A stretcher having wheeled legs.

Examples :

"The paramedics rushed the injured soccer player to the ambulance on a gurney. "
medicine vehicle

Related Words

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paramedics noun

/ˌpærəˈmedɪks/

An individual trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions, victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and preparing them for transport to a medical facility.

"When the child fell off the playground equipment and broke his arm, the paramedics arrived quickly and provided pain relief before taking him to the hospital. "

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injured verb

/ˈɪndʒəd/ /ˈɪndʒɚd/

To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

"The fall injured the child's knee. "

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having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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wheeled verb

/wiːld/

To roll along on wheels.

"Wheel that trolley over here, would you?"

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soccer noun

/ˈsɒk.ə/ /ˈsɑk.ɚ/

Association football

"My son plays soccer after school every Wednesday. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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player noun

/ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpleɪɚ/

One that plays

"My brother is a good player of the guitar. "

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stretcher noun

/ˈstɹɛtʃə/ /ˈstɹɛtʃɚ/

One who, or that which, stretches.

"The yoga instructor used a special stretcher to help her students reach new flexibility in their poses. "

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rushed verb

/ɹʌʃt/

To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.

"I rushed to school this morning because I was late. "

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legs noun

/lɛɡz/

A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion.

"{{ux|en|Insects have six legs.}"

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ambulance noun

/ˈæm.bjə.ləns/

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.

"After the car accident, the ambulance arrived quickly and took the injured driver to the hospital. "