wheelchair
noun
wheel·chair
| \ ˈhwēl-ˌcher
, ˈwēl-\
, ˈwēl-\
Definition of wheelchair
: 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
Moore was in a wheelchair Friday night to watch Seminole High’s road game against Lake Mary. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, "Hurricane Dorian: UCF tracking storm as Knights prepare for FAU," 2 Sep. 2019 Freeze arrived in the stadium in a wheelchair, then posted up in his hosptial bed as the Flames hosted No. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Hugh Freeze Coaching From His Hospital Bed Was the Most Bizarre Thing of Week 1," 31 Aug. 2019 Sitting in a wheelchair, Aaron told the teens about his childhood in Mobile, Alabama. — NBC News, "Hank Aaron still fighting for diversity in baseball," 29 Aug. 2019 Earlier this year the toy company, that has in recent years pressed to be more inclusive, launched an African-American Barbie with natural hair, in a wheelchair. — Tanya A. Christian, Essence, "Barbie Launches New Rosa Parks Doll," 28 Aug. 2019 Piepmeier was at the California prison, seated at a table next to Little, who was in a wheelchair. — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, "Serial killer pleads guilty to strangling 2 women in Cincinnati decades ago," 23 Aug. 2019 If there’s a seventh Millennium novel, Blomkvist will probably be seen hobbling or even in a wheelchair. — Richard Lipez, Washington Post, "Lisbeth Salander is back — and angrier than ever," 23 Aug. 2019 The Calvin Klein model has been in a wheelchair and cannot walk, according to Page Six. — Fox News, "Model suffers 'multiple pelvic fractures' following zip-line crash at billionaire's estate: reports," 22 Aug. 2019 Police were investigating a hit-and-run in Chandler where a driver struck a pedestrian in a wheelchair and fled the scene. — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, "Woman in wheelchair hurt in hit-and-run near Arizona Avenue and Ray Road," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wheelchair.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wheelchair
wheelchair
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wheelchair
: a chair with wheels that is used by people who cannot walk because they are disabled, sick, or injured
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wheelchair
noun
wheel·chair
| \ ˈhwēl-ˌcher
, ˈwēl-\
, ˈwēl-\
Kids Definition of wheelchair
: a chair with wheels used especially by sick, injured, or disabled people to get about
wheelchair
noun
wheel·chair
| \ ˈhwē(ə)l-ˌche(ə)r, ˈwē(ə)l-, -ˌcha(ə)r
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Medical Definition of wheelchair
: a chair mounted on wheels especially for the use of disabled individuals
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