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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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wheelchair1

First recorded in 1690–1700; wheel + chair

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Example Sentences

The series also reversed a long trend that saw the character paralyzed by the Joker and confined to a wheelchair for a decade.

Jasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.

Former Missouri State Senator Chuck Graham is paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair.

She could no longer go to the orchestra; she was confined to a wheelchair.

Unfortunately, his disability—he is wheelchair-bound—was also in her crosshairs.

Farrow was going down the hall like a professional heading for the wheelchair on a strict order.

The wheelchair was one of those old large ones with a wicker seat and back.

Had it not been for the doctor, Mercy might never have gotten out of her wheelchair, or gone to Briarwood Hall.

"Tough," I said, thinking of the kid sitting out there all day in his wheelchair, straining his eyes across the palmetto flats.

It was tough enough to be pinned to a wheelchair without being able to wiggle so much as a toe.

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