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wheelchair
[weel-chair, hweel-]
noun
a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.
wheelchair
/ ˈɾːˌʃɛə /
noun
med a special chair mounted on large wheels, for use by invalids or others for whom walking is impossible or temporarily inadvisable
Word History and Origins
Origin of wheelchair1
Example Sentences
One was seated in a walker; the other was in a wheelchair.
Duncan-Glancy was the first permanent wheelchair user to be elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021 and is a tireless disability campaigner.
"The other evening, someone in a wheelchair was unable to access the House," he added.
This trial, she could look straight at her assailant, who sat in a wheelchair next to the defence table, unlike during the first trial, when he was blocked by the judge's booth.
He sat in a wheelchair for the proceedings.
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