doolie

A soldier is carried on a doolie by two medics.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A stretcher or litter: "doolie" refers to a simple, portable bed used for carrying injured or sick soldiers, especially in military contexts. It is a type of stretcher or litter.
   • Regional variant: In British Indian usage, a "doolie" is a covered litter or palanquin used for transporting people, historically in South Asia.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The wounded soldier was carried on a doolie to the field hospital. (A stretcher used for the injured.)
  • In colonial India, the wealthy traveled in a doolie carried by bearers. (A covered litter used for transport.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be on a doolie": to be transported in a stretcher or litter due to injury or illness.

  • After the accident, he was placed on a doolie and evacuated. (He was carried on a stretcher.)

• "doolie bearer": a person who carries a doolie.

  • The doolie bearers carefully lifted the wounded man. (The litter carriers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Doolie (noun, alternate spelling): sometimes spelled "dooly" or "dhoolie" in historical texts.

  • The old records mention a dhoolie used for the sick. (A variant spelling.)

• Palanquin (noun): a similar covered litter, often more ornate, used for carrying people in Asia.

  • The queen traveled in a palanquin. (A luxurious doolie-like vehicle.)

Synonyms

• Stretcher: a frame used to carry a sick or injured person.
• Litter: a light, portable bed for carrying the wounded.
• Sedan chair: a covered chair carried by bearers (historical).

Phrasal Verbs

• (No common phrasal verbs are associated with "doolie.")

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms include "doolie.")