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

The girls' troop leader, Corinne Curran, told ABC News the wheelchair took about 200 hours to print using a 3D printer and less than an hour for the troop to build. —ABC News, 28 May 2026

The workers in attendance hold jobs like attending to unaccompanied minors, wheelchair agents and cabin cleaners. —Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026

In surveillance video obtained by CNN Brasil, Fernandes can be seen being taken out of a car in front of the clinic, evidently unconscious and in a wheelchair. —Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

Accessibility The main areas and entrance are wheelchair-accessible, with elevators to upper rooms and levels. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 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