gurney

noun

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

Examples of gurney in a Sentence

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Eighteen prisoners offered to take her place on the gurney. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 They were being treated by emergency services and taken away on gurneys. Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Residents of one nursing home evacuated on gurneys, officials said. The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Sacramento Fire Department personnel carried the man on a gurney to a waiting ambulance to be transported to a nearby hospital. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025 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 18 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

gurney

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