- a special chair mounted on large wheels, for use by people with disabilities or others for whom walking is impossible or temporarily inadvisable
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wheel•chair /ˈhwilˌbeɪs, ˈwil-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk because they are temporarily or permanently disabled.
wheel•chair
(hwēl′châr′, wēl′-),USA pronunciation n.
- a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.
- wheel + chair 1690–1700
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wheelchair /ˈwiːlˌtʃɛə/ n