stretcher

in Vietnamese Giường cáng y tế

BrE /ˈstreʧə/ AmE /ˈstreʧər/

noun en → vi

1 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT [countable] B1

Giường cáng y tế

a long narrow bed with a frame that can be carried by two or four people, used for carrying someone who is injured or ill to hospital

  • a stretcher is being used

Collocations emergency stretcher · carry on a stretcher

  • The paramedics arrived and put the injured man on a stretcher.

    Nhân viên cứu hộ đã đến và đặt người bị thương lên giường cáng.

2 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL [countable] B1

Thanh gia cố

a long strip of wood or metal used to make something wider, stronger, or more stable

  • use a stretcher in construction

Collocations wooden stretcher · metal stretcher

  • They used stretchers to reinforce the structure.

    Họ đã sử dụng thanh gia cố để tăng cường kết cấu.