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wheelchair
[ hweel-chair, weel- ]
/ ˈʰwilˌtʃɛər, ˈwil- /
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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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