noun
- Plural of doolie; a type of stretcher or litter used to carry a person, especially a wounded soldier, in mountainous or difficult terrain.
Usage: military; also spelled dooly or dhooly
Examples
- The medics carried the injured climber down the mountain on one of the doolies.
- During the expedition, several doolies were prepared for transporting supplies across the rough terrain.
- The soldiers used doolies to evacuate the wounded from the battlefield.
- Mountain rescue teams kept doolies on hand for emergency evacuations.