"stretcher case" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: stretcher cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stretcher case (plural stretcher cases)
  1. An injured person who needs to be carried on a stretcher. Related terms: basket case Translations (injured who needs a stretcher): paaripotilas (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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