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wheel·chair    Audio Help   [hweel-chair, weel-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.

[Origin: 1690–1700; wheel + chair]
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wheel·chair    Audio Help   (hwēl'châr', wēl'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A chair mounted on large wheels for the use of a sick or disabled person.

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wheelchair

noun
a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈwheelchair noun
a chair with wheels, used for moving from place to place by invalids or those who cannot walk
Arabic: عَرَبَة المِقْعَدين، عَرَبَة كُرْسي
Chinese (Simplified): 轮椅
Chinese (Traditional): 輪椅
Czech: kolečková židle
Danish: rullestol
Dutch: rolstoel
Estonian: ratastool
Finnish: pyörätuoli
French: fauteuil roulant
German: der Rollstuhl
Greek: αναπηρικό καροτσάκι
Hungarian: tolókocsi, kerekes szék
Icelandic: hjólastóll
Indonesian: kursi roda
Italian: sedia a rotelle
Japanese: 車いす
Korean: 휠체어, 바퀴 의자
Latvian: invalīdu ratiņi
Lithuanian: invalido vežimėlis
Norwegian: rullestol
Polish: fotel, wózek inwalidzki
Portuguese (Brazil): cadeira de rodas
Portuguese (Portugal): cadeira de rodas
Romanian: scaun cu rotile
Russian: инвалидное кресло
Slovak: kreslo na kolieskach
Slovenian: stol na kolesih
Spanish: silla de ruedas
Swedish: rullstol
Turkish: tekerlekli sandalye
See also: -wheeled, wheelbarrow, wheelhouse, wheelwright, wheel, wheeled

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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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Main Entry: wheel·chair
Pronunciation: 'hwE(&)l-"che(&)r, 'wE(&)l-, -"cha(&)r
Function: noun
: a chair mounted on wheels especially forthe use of disabled individuals

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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