wheelchair

[ weel-chair, hweel- ]

noun
  1. a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.

Origin of wheelchair

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; wheel + chair

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British Dictionary definitions for wheelchair

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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