wheelchair

[ hweel-chair, weel- ]

/ ˈʰwilˌtʃɛər, ˈwil- /

noun

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

Nearby words

wheel window, wheel wobble, wheelbarrow, wheelbarrow race, wheelbase, wheelchair, wheelchair housing, wheeled, wheeler, wheeler, burton kendall, wheeler, joseph

Origin of wheelchair

First recorded in 1690–1700; wheel + chair

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Examples from the Web for wheelchair

The series also reversed a long trend that saw the character paralyzed by the Joker and confined to a wheelchair for a decade.
Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’|Rich Goldstein|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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

Vinson was rolled out in a wheelchair wearing a full body hazmat suit.
Ebola Nurses Are As Brave As Soldiers|Michael Daly|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She lifted the geiger harnesses, and I put Ledman back in his wheelchair.
The Hunted Heroes|Robert Silverberg
Robert would sit in his wheelchair by the window and time my running to the store and back.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
They spend their days ticking votes—your mother, Picheral, and the poor invalid in her wheelchair.
The Immortal|Alphonse Daudet
Why it was damp he couldn't tell, but there in the wetness were tracks which could have been made by a wheelchair.
Double Take|Richard Wilson
"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

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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Medicine definitions for wheelchair

wheelchair

n.

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

wheelchair

noun

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wheelchair

noun

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wheelchair

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