Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spine board

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: spine board
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"According to Renn, Murphy, who was semi-conscious at the time, was strapped to the spine board."
"A cervical collar was applied and she was placed on a spine board for removal from the vehicle."
"He was carried from the field in a spineboard, asking, "Am I going to be paralyzed?""
"Paramedics then climbed up, slathered a soothing gel on his burns, gave him pain medication, a neck brace and slid him on a spine board."

Inflected Forms

spine boards (plural) spineboard (alternative) spine-board (alternative)

Synonyms

backboard longboard long spine board spinal board

Questions

What does spine board mean?: 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.

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