wheelbarrow

[hweel-bar-oh, weel-]

noun

1. a frame or box for conveying a load, supported at one end by a wheel or wheels, and lifted and pushed at the other by two horizontal shafts.

verb (used with object)

1. to move or convey in a wheelbarrow.

wheelbarrow

/ ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ /

noun

1. a simple vehicle for carrying small loads, typically being an open container supported by a wheel at the front and two legs and two handles behind

verb

1. (tr) to convey in a wheelbarrow

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheelbarrow¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; wheel, barrow ¹

Example Sentences

Owners begin by getting their dog used to a custom-made harness and long walks with lower weights, say a coffee can filled with stones or a wheelbarrow tire.

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Penelope peered into the wheelbarrow for a closer look.

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The tax proposal, said campaign strategist Dan Newman, “opens up a can of worms sliding down a slippery slope by taxing cars, houses, wheelbarrows and everything else.”

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They then dropped it out the window, carried it across the river bridge in a wheelbarrow and fled in a car parked near the embankment.

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It’s like something you would see on a wheelbarrow, and then it’s got two things on each side of that wheel that you strap your feet into.

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Related Words

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• truck 
• wagon