wheelchair

[ hweel-chair, weel- ]

/ ˈʰwilˌtʃɛər, ˈwil- /

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noun

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

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of wheelchair

First recorded in 1690–1700; wheel + chair

Words nearby wheelchair

wheelbarrow, wheelbarrow race, wheelbase, Wheel Blacks, wheel bug, wheelchair, wheelchair housing, wheel clamp, wheeled, wheeler, wheeler-dealer

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Example sentences from the Web for wheelchair

After the shooting, he used a wheelchair — gold-plated and velvet-lined to his specifications.
Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78|Paul W. Valentine|February 10, 2021|Washington Post
She can only move via a wheelchair and can’t speak, so he developed hand gestures with Holly to communicate.
A sick mother, a loving son, a signed Ovechkin jersey — and how the Caps tried to help|Kyle Melnick|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
Her experience both as a soldier and as someone who uses a wheelchair are evident in how she reacted to the danger of the moment.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth on watching rioters wave the American flag while attacking the Capitol|Emma Hinchliffe|January 14, 2021|Fortune
Police had no trouble arresting people who peacefully protested George Floyd’s death last summer or arresting people in wheelchairs who peacefully protested against repealing the Affordable Care Act.
Storming of the Capitol should give you nightmares|Kathi Wolfe|January 14, 2021|Washington Blade

My 85-year-old father loved people, and he waved hello to everyone as he tooled around his Escondido assisted-living facility in his tricked-out electric wheelchair.
The Long Goodbye: How COVID-19 Took My Dad’s Life|Randy Dotinga|January 11, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The series also reversed a long trend that saw the character paralyzed by the Joker and confined to a wheelchair for a decade.
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Jasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.
Care Providers Fight for $15 and a Union|Jasmin Almodovar, Shirley Thompson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Former Missouri State Senator Chuck Graham is paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair.
Why 2016’s Hopefuls Are Hopeless|P. J. O’Rourke|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She could no longer go to the orchestra; she was confined to a wheelchair.
The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation|Nick Tabor|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, his disability—he is wheelchair-bound—was also in her crosshairs.
The Strangest, Cheesiest, Most Brazenly False Political Ads of 2014|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Farrow was going down the hall like a professional heading for the wheelchair on a strict order.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith
The wheelchair was one of those old large ones with a wicker seat and back.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
Had it not been for the doctor, Mercy might never have gotten out of her wheelchair, or gone to Briarwood Hall.
Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm|Alice B. Emerson
"Tough," I said, thinking of the kid sitting out there all day in his wheelchair, straining his eyes across the palmetto flats.
To Remember Charlie By|Roger Dee
It was tough enough to be pinned to a wheelchair without being able to wiggle so much as a toe.
To Remember Charlie By|Roger Dee

British Dictionary definitions for wheelchair

wheelchair

/ (ˈwiːlˌtʃɛə) /

noun

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

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Medical definitions for wheelchair

wheelchair

n.

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

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