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

Hand-built in Marshall, the Trackchair from ATZ is an all-terrain wheelchair that can navigate through sand, mud, snow and up to 10 inches of water. —Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025

Thornton uses a wheelchair, and here his Lucky is guided by his tormentor. —Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025

Here, Lloyd clamps a muzzle — part fetish club, part Bane — over Lucky’s mouth while Pozzo pushes him in a wheelchair (the actor, Michael Patrick Thornton, uses a chair). —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025

Thornton handles it beautifully (at Pozzo’s command to dance, the wheelchair user simply raises his hand and does a few Fosse hat tosses and then a sort of Charlie Chaplain finger dance. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025

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