noun
- a light stretcher or portable bed used to carry a sick or wounded person, especially in military or mountainous contexts
Usage: also spelled 'dooly' or 'duly'; chiefly historical or military
Examples
- The medics carried the injured soldier on a doolie down the mountain.
- In colonial India, a doolie was commonly used to transport people through difficult terrain.
- The rescue team prepared a doolie to evacuate the hiker from the remote area.