"diamond carry" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From diamond + carry. The four people doing the carrying resemble the four points of a diamond shape. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} diamond carry (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, first aid) A very stable method of carrying a spine board with one carrier at the head end, one at the foot end and one at each side. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-diamond_carry-en-noun-bG0LI6RZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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