wheel·bar·row
ˈ(h)wēl-ˌber-(ˌ)ō 
-ˌba-(ˌ)rō
: a small usually single-wheeled vehicle that is used for carrying small loads and is fitted with handles at the rear by which it can be pushed and guided
wheelbarrowed; wheelbarrowing; wheelbarrows
: to convey in a wheelbarrow
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Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
That question gnawed at him as a student, first at Hampshire College and later at McGill University, and led him to lead teams of collectors with wheelbarrows and pickup trucks.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
Walk the half-mile trail from the headspring with your gear to scuba dive at Blue Hole Spring (most divers refer to this spring as Jug Spring; bring a cart or wheelbarrow along to lighten the load).
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
If not for these sales pitches for petunias and potting soil, for daisies, dahlias, and designer wheelbarrows, my menu of messages would tend toward the sensibly gray.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
That question gnawed at him as a student, first at Hampshire College and later at McGill University, and led him to lead teams of collectors with wheelbarrows and pickup trucks.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
Verb
Gather Your Tools Heavy-duty leather gloves or rose gauntlets, sharp bypass pruners, a pair of loppers, a rake, and a bucket or wheelbarrow for debris will make speedy work of pruning Knock Out roses.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
Walk the half-mile trail from the headspring with your gear to scuba dive at Blue Hole Spring (most divers refer to this spring as Jug Spring; bring a cart or wheelbarrow along to lighten the load).
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelbarrow. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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