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wheelchair

[weel-chair, hweel-]

noun

  1. a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.



wheelchair

/ ˈɾːˌʃɛə /

noun

  1. med a special chair mounted on large wheels, for use by invalids or others for whom walking is impossible or temporarily inadvisable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wheelchair1

First recorded in 1690–1700; wheel + chair
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Duncan-Glancy was the first permanent wheelchair user to be elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021 and is a tireless disability campaigner.

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"The other evening, someone in a wheelchair was unable to access the House," he added.

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This trial, she could look straight at her assailant, who sat in a wheelchair next to the defence table, unlike during the first trial, when he was blocked by the judge's booth.

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He sat in a wheelchair for the proceedings.

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Throughout the hearing, Brooks moved around in his room, occasionally standing from his wheelchair.

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