wheelchair

Noun

Meaning

A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.

(attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.

(by extension) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

cassiopeia pram sidecar stroller perambulator pushchair baby carriage trolley

Antonyms

public transit

Hypernyms

chair

Hyponyms

bath chair motorized wheelchair

Phrases with the word

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Examples

The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away. Stephen Hawking

Money cannot buy health, but I'd settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair. Dorothy Parker

My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was in a wheelchair for weeks. I haven't fallen since. Hugh Laurie

If alcohol is a crutch, then Jack Daniels is the wheelchair. Robin Williams

For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not. Annette Funicello

The people who criticise you will not be the ones taking care of your legs when you are in your wheelchair. People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don't know. Alain Prost

Close letter words and terms

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