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Wheelchair

//ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.

    ""And there are aspirations that we must rightly meet - people travelling in a wheelchair should be able to get on and off the train.""

  2. 2
    a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant wordnet
  3. 3
    Designed for use by wheelchairbound people. attributive
  4. 4
    Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion. broadly

    "To build the wheelchair, Dale Ryder attached wheels from a toy plane to an axle that fits over Mrs. T’s shell."

Verb
  1. 1
    to move using a wheelchair

    "Almost all of them learned wheelchairing and all learned to manage to eat by themselves."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wheel + chair.

Etymology 2

From wheel + chair.

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