wheelbarrows

plural of wheelbarrow
as in trucks
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 wheelbarrows Turn over wheelbarrows and change the water in birdbaths at least twice a week. John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025 Some visitors walked around casually, looking at the ground, while others brought wagons and wheelbarrows to haul supplies. Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rolling back what's known as the endangerment finding, the basis for rules regulating climate pollution, including from coal and gas-fired power plants, cars and trucks, and methane from the oil and gas industry.
    Julia Simon, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The expectations were dealers would be left with fewer vehicles on their lots and prices would skyrocket on cars and trucks made outside the United States and sales would tank.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other families were seen pushing and pulling makeshift wagons piled high with mattresses, empty jugs of water, clothes and other basics needed for survival.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Regular zoo accessibility amenities will be available to rent, including electric scooters, strollers, wheelchairs and wagons.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And the carts also hit the ceiling and fell to the ground, and people were injured.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Trucks had to leave their cargo at loading docks, where small 106West carts would then pick it up and deliver it.
    Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Wheelbarrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheelbarrows. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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