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

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, had appeared in court in a wheelchair on Wednesday, wearing a sling on his arm. — ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026

Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies applied a stricter standard, looking for single-floor living, a no-step entrance and hallways and doorways wide enough for wheelchair access, and found fewer than 4% of homes qualified. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Fewer than 4% had single-floor living, a step-free entrance and wide enough hallways for wheelchair access. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

He was paralyzed from the neck down and required a wheelchair and ventilator for the rest of his life. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2026

Egg Harbor Township Police Nine adults, including one in a wheelchair, and a dog were rescued, police said. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Video showed Maricarmen Abascal, who is a wheelchair user, being taken out of the building in the Spanish capital’s Retiro neighborhood on a stretcher and driven away in an ambulance. — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Kari was confined to a wheelchair and had to have her gall bladder removed. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Weinstein, seated in a wheelchair, was quickly moved out of the courtroom after the sentencing. — Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 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