wheelbarrow

noun

Definition of wheelbarrownext
as in pushcart
a vehicle with two handles, a large bowl, and usually one wheel that is used for carrying heavy loads of dirt, rocks, etc.

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Recent Examples of wheelbarrow Within hours, over 30 people showed up to help, armed with gloves, shovels and wheelbarrows. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Elsewhere in the slideshow, Hadid showed off her homemade dot cakes, a tray of coffee, and a wheelbarrow with patio tiles. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 26 June 2026 The wheelbarrow for the red mulch and collection of bricks still sits outside. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 This wheelbarrow, which was tested and approved by BHG, stands out for its long handle. — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wheelbarrow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheelbarrow
  1. pushcart
  2. truck
  3. tram
  4. wagon
  5. cart
  6. barrow
  7. hand truck
Noun
  • But America’s pushcart vendors needed a way to serve ice cream to customers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Dutch Bros got its start in 1992 as a pushcart stand in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to the chain’s website.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of pushcart
Noun
  • In the area between the church and the bay, which is separate from the city park, trucks serve food and coffee.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Barber said it was stuck on a truck partly because of heavy security around the celebratory events.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of truck
Noun
  • A long time ago in a Fantasyland far away, there used to be an aerial tram that passed straight through the Matterhorn in Disneyland.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Things to do The Prague Visitor Pass makes things easy, offering access to most of the city’s big sights as well as public transport (including a vintage tram).
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026
Definition of tram
Noun
  • Kayla Chavez and her daughters Avacyn, 5, and Lillia, 4, walked over to Haven Hollow Park pulling a wagon.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • On a training run Wednesday, Frank and Richie pulled the wagon about two miles.
    — Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • Once the night session concludes, an overnight crew drops supplies at each bar and cart, including the souvenir cups, vodka, lemonade and ice.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ted Turner was the Cable Cowboy, but Bill Rasmussen’s cart was before his horse.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cart
Noun
  • Near the town of Sanquhar, a southwestern Scottish community nestled in verdant countryside, researchers stumbled upon a Bronze Age barrow—the first find of its kind in the area.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024
Definition of barrow
Noun
  • Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Sandoz wheeled a roughly 250-pound condensing unit into place on a hand truck with the grace of a ballroom dancer.
    — Andrew Ford, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of hand truck

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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheelbarrow. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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