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wheelchair

  • noun
  • /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/

A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.

Other meanings

  1. Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.

  2. Any device involving wheels designed to assist a nonhuman animal with locomotion.

Related words

  • wheelchair lift
  • wheelchair tennis
  • wheelchair accessible
  • wheelchair user
  • wheelchair racing
  • wheelchair basketball
  • wheelchair curling
  • wheelchair motocross
  • wheelchair ramp
  • wheelchair rugby
  • wheelchair-bound

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “wheelchair” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.