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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Prince Harry Reveals His Candid 'Wish' for Invictus Games at 10 Years (Exclusive) Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle memorably made their first public appearance as a couple during a wheelchair tennis match at the 2017 Toronto Games. —Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025

More recently he has been seen with a walking stick and sometimes uses a wheelchair. —Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025

Ralph Yarl, teen shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house, talks about recovery The Missouri man appeared in court in a wheelchair on Friday, according to ABC's Kansas City affiliate KMBC. —Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025

But none of that went into his desire to cast his film with disabled voice actors, specifically, but to honor the film’s subject, Mats Steen, who had a rare disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, that confined him to a wheelchair. —Kristen Lopez, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1684, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wheelchair

• wheelchair ramp

Kids Definition

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