Stretcher (disambiguation)

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A stretcher is a medical device used to carry a person from one place to another.

Stretcher equipment for moving patients in need of medical care

A stretcher, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher is often equipped with variable height frames, wheels, tracks, or skids. In American English, a wheeled stretcher is referred to as a gurney.

Stretcher may also refer to:

Stretcher (furniture)

A stretcher is a horizontal support element of a table, chair or other item of furniture; this structure is normally made of exposed wood and ties vertical elements of the piece together. There are numerous styles of the stretcher including circumferential, double and spindle design. This term is sometimes referred to as a stretcher beam. A very common pattern for chairs has each front leg connected to the back by the lateral stretchers, which in turn are connected by a medial stretcher. In the William and Mary period chi stretchers were common, connecting the legs diagonally, frequently with a finial where the stretchers crossed.

Brickwork Masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar

Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar. Typically, rows of bricks—called courses— are laid on top of one another to build up a structure such as a brick wall.

Procrustes mythical character

In Greek mythology, Procrustes or "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]", also known as Prokoptas or Damastes, was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked people by stretching them or cutting off their legs, so as to force them to fit the size of an iron bed.

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Stretcher bar

A stretcher bar is used to construct a wooden stretcher used by artists to mount their canvases.

Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle is deliberately elongated to its fullest length.

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