wheelchair
noun
wheel·chair
ˈ(h)wēl-ˌcher 
: a chair mounted on wheels especially for the use of disabled persons
Examples of wheelchair in a Sentence
He was in a wheelchair for several months after the accident.
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The Service Employees International Union’s chapter in the airport includes ramp agents, cabin cleaners, lavatory and water agents, high lift truck drivers, and workers who escort travelers in wheelchairs.
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
The freckled boy with kind eyes was wearing an orange and pink suit with a parachute flap affixed to the back of his wheelchair.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Court documents state Keller grabbed the student by his face and neck multiple times, pushed his head into the back of his wheelchair, pulled his left arm across his face and flicked him in the face.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
One man now requires the use of a wheelchair as a result of abuse at Lee, his lawsuit said.
—Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
The freckled boy with kind eyes was wearing an orange and pink suit with a parachute flap affixed to the back of his wheelchair.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Court documents state Keller grabbed the student by his face and neck multiple times, pushed his head into the back of his wheelchair, pulled his left arm across his face and flicked him in the face.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
One man now requires the use of a wheelchair as a result of abuse at Lee, his lawsuit said.
—Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Wheelchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelchair. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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wheelchair
noun
wheel·chair
-ˌche(ə)r
-ˌcha(ə)r
: a chair with wheels used especially by sick, injured, or disabled people to get about
Medical Definition
wheelchair
noun
wheel·chair
ˈhwē(ə)l-ˌche(ə)r, ˈwē(ə)l-, -ˌcha(ə)r
: a chair mounted on wheels especially for the use of disabled individuals
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