stretcher
noun
1. a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
Definition categories: man–made, frame, framework
2. a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
Definition categories: man–made
3. a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
Definition categories: man–made, litter
4. a stone that forms the top of wall or building
Similar word(s): capstone, copestone
Definition categories: man–made, stone
verb
1. (transitive) To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.