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stretcher party

stretcher party

6.6
A group of people who carry injured or sick people on stretchers during emergencies
  • noun
  • /ˈstrɛtʃər ˈpɑrti/
  • Jargon
translation icon : equipo de camilleros
  • The stretcher party quickly arrived at the accident site.

Examples

  • During the emergency drill, the stretcher party quickly transported the injured to safety.

  • The hospital organized a stretcher party to move patients during the fire alarm.

  • A stretcher party was dispatched to assist those wounded on the battlefield.

  • A stretcher party was organized for the injured hikers.

  • The rescue team organized a stretcher party to carry the injured hikers back to safety.

  • During the emergency, several stretcher parties were dispatched to assist with the evacuation of the sick.

  • The military deployed a stretcher party to transport the casualties from the battlefield.

Synonyms

rescue party
vsstretcher party
7 2.7

A group of people who are sent to save others in danger

focuses on carrying injured or sick people using transport equipment

Surface Forms

stretcher party singular
stretcher parties plural

Morphology

stretcher + party

The meaning 'a group of people equipped with stretchers' is directly derivable from combining 'stretcher' (a device for carrying people) with 'party' (a contingent or group). This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The noun stretcher party comes from the simple picture of a group carrying a stretcher, a flat board or light bed used to move someone who is hurt. That's why a stretcher party means 'a team who carry injured or sick people'.