wheelchair

[ hweel-chair, weel- ]
/ ˈʰwilˌtʃɛər, ˈwil- /

noun

a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.

Origin of wheelchair

First recorded in 1690–1700; wheel + chair

Words nearby wheelchair

wheel window, wheel wobble, wheelbarrow, wheelbarrow race, wheelbase, wheelchair, wheelchair housing, wheeled, wheeler, wheeler-dealer, wheelhouse

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British Dictionary definitions for wheelchair

wheelchair
/ (ˈwiːlˌtʃɛə) /

noun

med a special chair mounted on large wheels, for use by invalids or others for whom walking is impossible or temporarily inadvisable

Medical definitions for wheelchair

wheelchair

n.

A chair mounted on large wheels for the use of a sick or disabled person.