wheelchair A2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/ UK /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #6382 Meanings 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 Common collocations wheelchair basketball Noun + noun Etymology AI details From wheel + chair. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wheelchair **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 6382 ## Meanings 1. A chair with wheels used by a person who cannot walk easily. ## Examples - After the accident, she used a wheelchair to get around. ## Derived Forms - wheelchair-bound ## Etymology From wheel + chair. ## AI Etymology Wheelchair is from wheel + chair. In present-day use, it means a chair with wheels used by a person who cannot walk easily. Derived formations include wheelchair-bound. ## Topics - People & Society markdown