gurney

[ gur-nee ]

noun

, plural gur·neys.

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

gurney

¹

/ ˈɡɜːnɪ /

noun

1. a wheeled stretcher for transporting hospital patients

Gurney

²

/ ˈɡɜːnɪ /

noun

1. GurneyIvor (Bertie)18901937MBritishWRITING: poetMUSIC: composer Ivor ( Bertie ). 1890–1937, British poet and composer, noted esp for his songs and his poems of World War I

Word History and Origins

Origin of gurney¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gurney¹

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

But by the beginning of October, doctors felt he was strong enough to travel to Colorado in a gurney for rehab.

From Los Angeles Times

She gave birth incarcerated, handcuffed to a gurney.

From Los Angeles Times

“If she left here on a gurney she will be at a hospital somewhere,” a rescue worker said.

From BBC

He was accompanied by a family member and was wheeled out in a gurney by fellow firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times

The footage shared online showed the footballer being walked to an ambulance by paramedics and sitting on a gurney as he held a shirt to his chest.

From BBC

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