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

Mrs Henders hopes the treatment will avoid the decline typical in MS patients, who often require a wheelchair.

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A care home has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after two wheelchair users drowned and a third was seriously hurt when a leaking boat capsized during a day trip.

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During that show, Ball performed in a wheelchair, as he had for the last two years, following a spate of ill-health.

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They feel unnecessary paperwork has resulted in delays such as waiting three months for wheelchair repairs, and a two-year battle to get a shower chair.

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He made a series of bizarre court appearances in Scotland - in a wheelchair, wearing a three-piece suit and an oxygen mask, maintaining his claim of mistaken identity.

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