wheelchair ramp
noun
: a ramp for someone in a wheelchair to use instead of stairs to enter a building
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While murals were being created on the exterior of the building, Corral said more work is planned for the future, including awnings and a wheelchair ramp.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Accessibility and Sustainability While the landscapes of Matera pose considerable accessibility challenges, the hotel has two rooms for guests with disabilities and a wheelchair ramp.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
Three people were injured following a wheelchair ramp collapse at The Knights of Columbus in Putnam on Saturday, according to the Putnam Fire Department.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
Campbell and her family also need a wheelchair ramp for their van, van repairs and a manual APEX wheelchair, as well as a portable continuous oxygen concentrator.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Each Health Cube comes equipped with sanitation, lighting, a security system, a chair and bed, cabinets, and wheelchair ramp.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
At one of her sisters' houses in Detroit, where their mother lives, a 4-year-old wheelchair ramp had fallen into shambles.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Accessibility and Sustainability While the landscapes of Matera pose considerable accessibility challenges, the hotel has two rooms for guests with disabilities and a wheelchair ramp.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
Three people were injured following a wheelchair ramp collapse at The Knights of Columbus in Putnam on Saturday, according to the Putnam Fire Department.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
Campbell and her family also need a wheelchair ramp for their van, van repairs and a manual APEX wheelchair, as well as a portable continuous oxygen concentrator.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Each Health Cube comes equipped with sanitation, lighting, a security system, a chair and bed, cabinets, and wheelchair ramp.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
At one of her sisters' houses in Detroit, where their mother lives, a 4-year-old wheelchair ramp had fallen into shambles.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
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“Wheelchair ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelchair%20ramp. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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