pushchairs

plural of pushchair, chiefly British
as in buggies
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in a fun festival that appeals to adults as well as tots in pushchairs

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Recent Examples of pushchairs Families should have little trouble accommodating luggage, pushchairs or weekly shopping loads. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Noun
  • Accessibility for those with mobile impairments The rooms, villas and reception all have step-free access, and the electric buggies mean getting around the resort is simple.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
  • Haunted Mansion riders squeezed out of their ride vehicles and helped free other passengers from their doom buggies during a highly unusual attraction evacuation at Disneyland that left former employees and longtime fans shaking their heads in disbelief.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
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  • His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
  • Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • In addition to the above restrictions, no pets, backpacks, strollers, umbrellas or weapons will be permitted.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • There will be no bags, backpacks, chairs, bikes and scooters, strollers, umbrellas, drones or weapons allowed.
    Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • And the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, signed into federal law in 2022, outright banned the sale of drop-side cribs and crib bumpers that could potentially suffocate infants.
    Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • Ten years ago, there were no baby carriages downtown.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Even on a weekday, three mothers with baby carriages comprise a formidable flotilla in a place such as this.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026

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“Pushchairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushchairs. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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