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
Cawthorn was in a car crash at 18 years old that left him paralyzed from the waist down and requiring the use of a wheelchair.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
For guests with a disability, a UA guide is available with resources for wheelchair rentals and ASL interpreting services.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
According to the complaint, the family was sitting at a nearby table when George approached them and started mocking the couple's daughter, who was described as having Down syndrome and was wheelchair bound.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
Neither was he fazed by the demands of remaining onstage for the entirety of a 90-minute show, six times a week, while raging, screaming, sobbing, falling out his wheelchair and inhabiting the body of a man suffering from progressive respiratory failure.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Allison said first responders rescued a person and removed a wheelchair from the tracks.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Now 66, White uses a wheelchair after suffering multiple strokes and her activity at the prison is very limited.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Evelyn wants to understand how this perp, who uses a wheelchair, arrived at this moment in his life.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
He was taken off the court in a wheelchair and hospitalized, Express reported.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
For guests with a disability, a UA guide is available with resources for wheelchair rentals and ASL interpreting services.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
According to the complaint, the family was sitting at a nearby table when George approached them and started mocking the couple's daughter, who was described as having Down syndrome and was wheelchair bound.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
Neither was he fazed by the demands of remaining onstage for the entirety of a 90-minute show, six times a week, while raging, screaming, sobbing, falling out his wheelchair and inhabiting the body of a man suffering from progressive respiratory failure.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Allison said first responders rescued a person and removed a wheelchair from the tracks.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Now 66, White uses a wheelchair after suffering multiple strokes and her activity at the prison is very limited.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Evelyn wants to understand how this perp, who uses a wheelchair, arrived at this moment in his life.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
He was taken off the court in a wheelchair and hospitalized, Express reported.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
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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
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