noun
gurney
Gurney (noun) means a wheeled stretcher used to move patients in a hospital. Example: “Paramedics wheeled the patient in on a gurney.”
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A wheeled stretcher used to move patients in a hospital.
"The death row convict was strapped into the gurney in order to be given the lethal injection."
"Paramedics wheeled the patient in on a gurney."
How to use gurney
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe wheeled stretcher hospitals use to move patients.
UK vs US
More common in American English; British English more often uses "trolley".
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Word forms
- Plural
- gurneys
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Etymology
Origin uncertain — possibly named after Theodore Gurney, credited with patenting a similar wheeled cab design in the 1880s.
Class of 1880
gurney joined the language around 1880.
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What does “gurney” mean?
The word “gurney” means a wheeled stretcher used to move patients in a hospital. In plain terms, the wheeled stretcher hospitals use to move patients.
How do you use “gurney” in a sentence?
Here is “gurney” used in a sentence: “Paramedics wheeled the patient in on a gurney.”
What part of speech is “gurney”?
“Gurney” is a noun.
Where does the word “gurney” come from?
The word “gurney” dates back to around 1880. Origin uncertain — possibly named after Theodore Gurney, credited with patenting a similar wheeled cab design in the 1880s.
