1. A litter, usually a sheet of canvas stretched to a frame with four handles, used for transporting the sick or injured. 2. A cart with four wheels and a flat top for the transportation of patients, usually within hospitals. [A.S. streccan, to stretch]
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stretch·er 'strech-ər n a device for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person
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stretch·er (strechґər) a portable couchlike or bedlike structure for carrying the sick or injured. Called also litter.Medical dictionary. 2011.