brancard

Definitions of brancard
  1. noun
    conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
    synonyms: draagstoel
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    types:
    palankijn
    a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
    sedan
    a closed litter for one passenger
    stretcher, veldbed
    a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
    type of:
    clipper, transportmiddel, transporttoestel, transportvliegtuig, transportwezen, vervoer, vervoermiddel
    something that serves as a means of transportation
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