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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Peter Morrell is pushed in a wheelchair by his now-teenage daughter Hollie.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The accused Throughout the trial, Weinstein, who is 73, sat at the defense table in a wheelchair, usually wearing a dark blue or charcoal suit.
—Ilya Marritz, NPR, 3 June 2025
During his new stand-up special, Jamie tearfully recounts his medical emergency that left him being unconscious for 20 days and waking up in a wheelchair.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 2 June 2025
Gerald Peters was terminated from the Torrington Police Department after video showed that he pepper sprayed a suspect handcuffed in a wheelchair and took him to the ground at the police station on May 23, 2020, according to previous reports.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The accused Throughout the trial, Weinstein, who is 73, sat at the defense table in a wheelchair, usually wearing a dark blue or charcoal suit.
—Ilya Marritz, NPR, 3 June 2025
During his new stand-up special, Jamie tearfully recounts his medical emergency that left him being unconscious for 20 days and waking up in a wheelchair.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 2 June 2025
Gerald Peters was terminated from the Torrington Police Department after video showed that he pepper sprayed a suspect handcuffed in a wheelchair and took him to the ground at the police station on May 23, 2020, according to previous reports.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
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“Wheelchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelchair. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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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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