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wheelchair
[weel-chair, hweel-]
noun
a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.
wheelchair
/ ˈɾːˌʃɛə /
noun
med a special chair mounted on large wheels, for use by invalids or others for whom walking is impossible or temporarily inadvisable
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wheelchair1
Example Sentences
Duncan-Glancy was the first permanent wheelchair user to be elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021 and is a tireless disability campaigner.
"The other evening, someone in a wheelchair was unable to access the House," he added.
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.
He sat in a wheelchair for the proceedings.
Throughout the hearing, Brooks moved around in his room, occasionally standing from his wheelchair.
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