wheel·chair

[hweel-chair, weel-]
noun
a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.

Origin:
1690–1700; wheel + chair

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wheelchair (ˈwiːlˌtʃɛə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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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wheelchair or wheel chair
n.
A chair mounted on large wheels for the use of a sick or disabled person.

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The wheelchair-bound brother has to scoot up the steps to get inside.
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Before joint replacement, my relatives would end up wheelchair-bound.
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