How to Pronounce "stretcher"
word
/ˈstɹɛtʃɝ/
STRECH-ur
/stɹˈɛtʃɐ/
STRECH-uh
Definition
A stretcher is a light, portable bed used for carrying sick or injured people, especially in emergencies or at hospitals.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈstɹɛtʃɝ/
British English
/stɹˈɛtʃɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STRECH-ur
UK
STRECH-uh
Listen in Context
They carried the patient on a stretcher.
The stretcher is waiting outside the ambulance.
Please put the injured man on a stretcher.
He was so weak, they had to rush him out on a stretcher.