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honor walk

honor walk noun: the transportation of a dying patient in a hospital to the operating theatre for organ donation, flanked by friends, family and hospital staff as a sign of respect.

Noun

honor walk (plural honor walks)

  1. (US) The transportation of a dying patient in a hospital to the operating theatre for organ donation, flanked by friends, family and hospital staff as a sign of respect.
    • So it was on Thursday, August 23, when staff joined together to participate in our first Honor Walk, celebrating the life and spirit of Elizabeth “Libby” Hanzl D’Avignon, who had fallen in her Middlebury home and had been declared brain dead here at UVM Medical Center.2018 August 28, The University of Vermont Medical Center, “Honor Walk in Tribute to Elizabeth "Libby" Hanzl D'Avignon”, in YouTube
    • Whether in Idaho or Tennessee or Oregon, hospitals across the United States are holding honor walks as dignified ways to honor each patient’s final contribution.2019, Tim Lahey, “Rituals of Honor in Hospital Hallways”, in The New York Times

Forms of honor walk

pluralhonor walks

Questions about honor walk

What does honor walk mean?
Honor walk means the transportation of a dying patient in a hospital to the operating theatre for organ donation, flanked by friends, family and hospital staff as a sign of respect.
What part of speech is honor walk?
Honor walk is a noun.
What is the plural of honor walk?
The plural of honor walk is honor walks.

Words near honor walk in the dictionary

  1. honor society
  2. honor student
  3. honor students
  4. honor system
  5. honor systems
  6. honor walk
  7. honor walks
  8. honor'd
  9. Honora
  10. honorabilities
  11. honorability

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