wheel·bar·row
ˈ(h)wēl-ˌber-(ˌ)ō 
-ˌba-(ˌ)rō
: a small usually single-wheeled vehicle that is used for carrying small loads and is fitted with handles at the rear by which it can be pushed and guided
wheelbarrowed; wheelbarrowing; wheelbarrows
: to convey in a wheelbarrow
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
In video footage shared as evidence in court, Herrington was spotted the day after Lee went missing removing a shovel and wheelbarrow from his parent's house and placing it into the back of a box truck owned by Herrington's moving company, according to WMC-TV.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Just fill up a wheelbarrow with compost and shovel 3 to 4 shovelfuls of compost into small piles dotted across your lawn.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
In video footage shared as evidence in court, Herrington was spotted the day after Lee went missing removing a shovel and wheelbarrow from his parent's house and placing it into the back of a box truck owned by Herrington's moving company, according to WMC-TV.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
Walk the half-mile trail from the headspring with your gear to scuba dive at Blue Hole Spring (most divers refer to this spring as Jug Spring; bring a cart or wheelbarrow along to lighten the load).
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelbarrow. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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