wheelchair

A2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/ UK /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/
noun verb Freq #6382

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A chair with wheels used by a person who cannot walk easily.

    After the accident, she used a wheelchair to get around.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms wheelchairs
Derived forms wheelchair-bound

Etymology

From wheel + chair.

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