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spine boards

spine boards is the plural of spine board.

Meaning of spine board

Noun

spine board (plural spine boards)

  1. A rigid carrying surface for an injured person, designed to prevent the movement of the spine during transportation in order to prevent further damage to it.
    • According to Renn, Murphy, who was semi-conscious at the time, was strapped to the spine board.1974 April 15, Paula Estep, “Youth critically hurt in 150-feet fall here”, in Williamson Daily News, USA, retrieved 03 Aug 2011, page 2

Questions about spine boards

What is spine boards the plural of?
Spine boards is the plural of spine board.

Words near spine boards in the dictionary

  1. spindowns
  2. spindrift
  3. spindrifts
  4. spine
  5. spine board
  6. spine boards
  7. spine chilling
  8. spine pig
  9. spine pigs
  10. spine plot
  11. spine plots

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