brancard

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French brancard.

Noun

brancard (plural brancards)

  1. (obsolete) A litter on which a person may be carried.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for brancard in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brancard.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: bran‧card

Noun

brancard m (plural brancards, diminutive brancardje n)

  1. gurney, stretcher

Synonyms

French

Etymology

From branc, masculine form of branche (“branch”), with noun suffix -ard.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃kaʁ/

Noun

brancard m (plural brancards)

  1. shaft (of wagon, cart etc.)
  2. stretcher

Derived terms

Further reading

References
  • Brachet, An etymological dictionary of the French language
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