brancard
Definitions
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- noun A litter on which a person may be carried.
Examples
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When they have been carried or have stiffly and slowly marched through the entrance to the train, the "brancard" cases are brought in and laid on the floor.
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With a sudden movement the man put the sinister carriage in motion, but when he had got it close to the door of the mortuary, he stopped a moment: -- "We have many compliments on our brancard," he said cheerfully.
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One night a soldier, who is always drunk, was lying on a brancard in the doctor's own room, and no one seemed to mind.
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In the bell-loft, with other lumber, was an old 'stretcher,' very much less luxurious than the _brancard_ that is used in Paris for carrying the sick and wounded.
Note
The word 'brancard' comes ultimately from a French word meaning 'branch'.
