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wheelbarrows

  • plural
    of wheelbarrow.
    wheelbarrow
    noun
    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.
  • present tense form
    of wheelbarrow (3rd person singular).
    wheelbarrow
    noun
    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.

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Water difficulties are forcing many Cubans to haul the precious resource for long distances, transporting it via wheelbarrows, bicycles, car trunks and even horse-drawn carts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

David Matthew Pugh, from Llainwen Isaf in Llanberis, Gwynedd, admitted to taking a cement mixer and two wheelbarrows in the middle of the night on 5 December.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

Sargent said his client was sorry, adding that the mixer and wheelbarrows were returned undamaged.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

Performers are robed and instruments are carried on ramshackle wheelbarrows, setting up the transitory mood of the night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025

Vendors selling fruit and shoes called out their wares while people rushed past — some pushing wheelbarrows or balancing baskets on their shoulders.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin