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

Today, in that same driveway, her father now helps her out of the car and into her wheelchair following a physical therapy appointment. —Megan De Mar, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026

After incident, the complaint states, school staff took the student to the nurse’s office in a wheelchair and contacted the student’s mother. —Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Rachel, whose cousin is in a wheelchair because of a school shooter, is outraged. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026

Schettino was an occupant in the wheelchair van injured in the crash with Quigley. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1684, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wheelchair

• wheelchair ramp

Rhymes for wheelchair

• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare
• compare

Kids Definition

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