stretcher

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
  2. noun a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
  3. noun a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles

Etymology

From stretch + -er.

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