wheelchair
noun
a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.
wheelchairs
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pluralof wheelchair.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They climb ladders, romp in mud and push each other around in secondhand wheelchairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Survivors disembarked a rescue boat at the French port of Calais in the mid-morning, some on stretchers and in wheelchairs, many wrapped in emergency blankets, an AFP correspondent said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
He also worked as a 'chairman' in nearby Bath, transporting sick and infirm people through the city's steep streets in wheelchairs and sedan chairs despite his own physical injuries.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Everitt agrees that hot weather "affects many children with special needs", especially those who use wheelchairs, like Amelia.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Also on hand were men and women in wheelchairs who suffer from cortex injury or disease.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
