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diamond carry

diamond carry noun: 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.

Noun

diamond carry (uncountable)

  1. (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.

Origin of diamond carry

From diamond + carry. The four people doing the carrying resemble the four points of a diamond shape.

Questions about diamond carry

What does diamond carry mean?
Diamond carry means 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.
What part of speech is diamond carry?
Diamond carry is a noun.

Words near diamond carry in the dictionary

  1. diamond bird
  2. diamond birds
  3. diamond bracket
  4. diamond brackets
  5. diamond carries
  6. diamond carry
  7. Diamond Cay
  8. Diamond Creek
  9. diamond cross
  10. diamond crossing
  11. diamond crossings

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