mobility scooter
noun
plural mobility scooters
: a vehicle ridden while seated that usually has three or four wheels, is typically propelled by an electric motor, and is used by those with impaired mobility : scooter sense 3
… failing health required her to move around the house by mobility scooter.—
Joshua Hammer
Joshua HammerWheelchairs and mobility scooters are important tools to help those with debilitating conditions lead normal lives.—Doug Whiteman
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Her mobility scooter was decked out in festive red and green decorations, adding to the holiday cheer.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Enter the dash 3, an electric mobility scooter that seamlessly marries form and function.
—New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Vallejo also needs a new mobility scooter, better-fitting prosthetic devices, a ceiling lift, a housekeeping service and a more accessible vehicle.
—Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
The popular celebrity rode into the event on her mobility scooter, which she's been using to get around ever since breaking her foot earlier this year.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
In photographs obtained and shared by The U.S. Sun, the former television host attended the commencement ceremony at Florida International University, using a mobility scooter among the crowd.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Violeta was on her mobility scooter, and Julia teetered on Jay’s arm.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
June Squibb, 94, is driving me around the parking lot of her Sherman Oaks apartment complex on a bright-red, three-wheeled, two-person mobility scooter, her white hair fluttering in the late-May breeze.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Gangways for embarking and disembarking are wide enough to accommodate most mobility scooters and wheelchairs.
—Shelby Wayte, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Enter the dash 3, an electric mobility scooter that seamlessly marries form and function.
—New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Vallejo also needs a new mobility scooter, better-fitting prosthetic devices, a ceiling lift, a housekeeping service and a more accessible vehicle.
—Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
The popular celebrity rode into the event on her mobility scooter, which she's been using to get around ever since breaking her foot earlier this year.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
In photographs obtained and shared by The U.S. Sun, the former television host attended the commencement ceremony at Florida International University, using a mobility scooter among the crowd.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Violeta was on her mobility scooter, and Julia teetered on Jay’s arm.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
June Squibb, 94, is driving me around the parking lot of her Sherman Oaks apartment complex on a bright-red, three-wheeled, two-person mobility scooter, her white hair fluttering in the late-May breeze.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Gangways for embarking and disembarking are wide enough to accommodate most mobility scooters and wheelchairs.
—Shelby Wayte, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Mobility scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobility%20scooter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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