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.
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Abbott uses a wheelchair, and the question drew a sharp, unapologetic response.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
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—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
This floating platform features a lounge bar and event space that moves between decks up to as high as the 13th floor, and also serves as a tender platform, revolutionizing the process of passengers boarding and disembarking the ship with ease, including those with wheelchairs.
—Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
All buses are wheelchair lift-equipped and service runs seven days a week throughout Panama City Beach for the bargain price of $1.50 per ride.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
This floating platform features a lounge bar and event space that moves between decks up to as high as the 13th floor, and also serves as a tender platform, revolutionizing the process of passengers boarding and disembarking the ship with ease, including those with wheelchairs.
—Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Basso readily made friends who did not have progeria; a group of them, who called themselves Sammy’s Runners, pushed him in a specialized wheelchair while running marathons.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wheelchair
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“Wheelchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelchair. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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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
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