Noun (thing)
    
  
    Stretcher  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        a type of portable bed used to carry an injured or ill person        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      Stretchers are included as standard equipment for ambulances in case paramedics need to carry injured patients.