Stretcher (noun)

1. A long, narrow bed or piece of equipment on which a sick or injured person is carried.
2. A frame used to extend or stretch a canvas before painting.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french estrete, from latin strictus "drawn tight", past participle of stringere "draw tight".

Examples:

1. The injured man was carried out on a stretcher.
2. The patient was placed on a stretcher and wheeled into the ambulance.
3. The artist stretched the canvas on a stretcher before painting.
4. The stretcher was used to carry the injured person to the hospital.
5. The stretcher was used to stretch the canvas before painting.