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

Once seated in the wheelchair, the actress was provided bottled water, but spoke incoherently as she was wheeled away. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025

According to video footage obtained by TMZ, Reid — who was in Chicago for Comic Con — appeared disoriented as several people helped her into a wheelchair. —Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025

Concerning footage obtained by TMZ shows Reid in a DoubleTree hotel, slurring her words and sliding off a wheelchair, before a medical team wheeled her away on a stretcher. —Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025

Accessibility and Sustainability Gorilla Forest Lodge is not wheelchair accessible. —Natalie Preddie, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025

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