wheelchair

[weel-chair, hweel-]

noun

1. a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.

wheelchair

/ ˈwiːlˌtʃɛə /

noun

1. med a special chair mounted on large wheels, for use by invalids or others for whom walking is impossible or temporarily inadvisable

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheelchair¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; wheel + chair

Example Sentences

Nurses and other hospital workers gathered at her room to ceremonially push her wheelchair outside and into the doors of a medical transport van.

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TMZ published witness video from the hotel incident, showing multiple people placing Reid into a wheelchair.

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Many of the cars leased by the scheme are adapted to be accessible for wheelchair users.

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Kat has osteogenesis imperfecta type 3, known as brittle bone disease, and says she faces higher energy bills as she needs to charge her wheelchair and other equipment.

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It will be a slimmed-down competition featuring 10 men's, eight women's and eight wheelchair teams.

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