gurney

noun

gur·​ney ˈgər-nē 

plural gurneys

: a wheeled cot or stretcher

Examples of gurney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Strapped to a gurney in the execution chamber, Pike described herself as at peace. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

After a flurry of eleventh-hour litigation, Christa Pike was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night, set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Two veteran training officers and new paramedic Cristina DeBiase grabbed their equipment and gurney while another EMT remained with the ambulance and attempted to move it through traffic. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The complaint says military personnel placed him on a gurney and that video showed the gurney being carried toward the Casa del Florero, a nearby building where survivors were being taken. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably ultimately from Gurney cab type of horse-drawn cab with a rear entrance, from J. Theodore Gurney, who patented such a cab in Boston in 1883

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gurney

• burnie
• journey
• tourney
• attorney
• mcburney

Medical Definition

gurney

noun

gur·​ney ˈgər-nē 

plural gurneys

: a wheeled cot or stretcher