English-Thai Dictionary

stretcher

N เปล หาม  litter pallet portable bed pea-ham

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRETCHER

n. 1. He or that which stretches.
2. A term in bricklaying.
3. A piece of timber in building.
4. A narrow piece of plank placed across a boat for the rowers to set their feet against.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRETCHER

STRETCHER Stretch "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, stretches.

 

2. (Masonry )

 

Defn: A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. Gwilt.

 

3. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A piece of timber used in building.

 

4. (Naut. ) (a ) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet. (b ) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped. Dana.

 

5. A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons.

 

6. An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang ]

 

7. One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.

 

8. An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.

 

9. The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stretcher

stretch er |ˈstreCHər ˈstrɛtʃər | ▶noun 1 a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people. • a gurney. 2 a thing that stretches something, in particular: • a wooden frame over which a canvas is spread and tautened ready for painting. • archaic, informal an exaggeration or lie. 3 a rod or bar joining and supporting chair legs. • a crosspiece in the bottom of a boat on which a rower's feet are braced. 4 a brick or stone laid with its long side along the face of a wall. Compare with header ( sense 3 ).

 

stretcher-bearer

stretch er-bear er |ˈstrɛtʃər ˌbɛrər | ▶noun a person who helps to carry the sick or injured on stretchers, esp. in time of war or at the scene of an accident.

 

stretcher party

stretch ¦er party ▶noun a group of stretcher-bearers.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stretcher

stretch ¦er |ˈstrɛtʃə | ▶noun 1 a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people. 2 a wooden frame over which a canvas is spread and tautened ready for painting. • [ with modifier ] a rod or frame used for expanding or tautening a specified thing: sail stretchers. 3 a rod or bar joining and supporting chair legs. • a board in a boat against which a rower presses the feet for support. 4 a brick or stone laid with its long side along the face of a wall. Compare with header ( sense 3 ). 5 archaic, informal an exaggeration or lie. ▶verb [ with obj. ] carry (a sick or injured person ) somewhere on a stretcher: their striker had to be stretchered off following a tackle.

 

stretcher-bearer

stretcher-bearer ▶noun a person who helps to carry the sick or injured on stretchers, especially in time of war or at the scene of an accident.

 

stretcher party

stretch ¦er party ▶noun a group of stretcher-bearers.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stretcher

str é tch er 名詞 C 1 担架, ストレッチャー .2 (カンバスなどの )枠 .3 伸ばす [張る, 広げる ]人 [もの ], 伸長具 .動詞 他動詞 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉 «…から /…に » 担架で運ばれる «off /into » .～́ b è arer 担架を運ぶ人 .～́ p à rty 担架救助隊 .