gurney

noun

gur·​ney ˈgər-nē How to pronounce gurney (audio)
plural gurneys
: a wheeled cot or stretcher

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Within 15 minutes, Vonn was strapped to a gurney and flown away in a helicopter. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026 Camera footage inside showed a body laying on a gurney wearing a diaper and hospital socks. Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026 Authorities said the person was approximately 100 yards offshore, suffered a leg injury and needed to be taken to shore on a gurney. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026 But in the Bronx, patients routinely endure inhumane overcrowding, no privacy and hours- and days-long waits on gurneys. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gurney

Word History

Etymology

probably ultimately from Gurney cab type of horse-drawn cab with a rear entrance, from J. Theodore Gurney, who patented such a cab in Boston in 1883

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gurney was in 1939

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“Gurney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gurney. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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gurney

noun
gur·​ney ˈgər-nē How to pronounce gurney (audio)
plural gurneys
: a wheeled cot or stretcher
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