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wheelbarrow.

A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwiːlbæɹəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwilbæɹoʊ/General-American/ˈwilbɛɹoʊ//ˈwiːlbæɹəʉ/Australia
  1. A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ Proto-West Germanic *barwijā Old English *bearwe Middle English barwe Middle English whelbarwe English wheelbarrow From Middle English whelbarwe; equivalent to wheel + barrow.

verb/ˈwiːlbæɹəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwilbæɹoʊ/General-American/ˈwilbɛɹoʊ//ˈwiːlbæɹəʉ/Australia
  1. To convey in a wheelbarrow.

    transitive
  2. To cause the weight of an aeroplane to become concentrated around the nosewheel.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ Proto-West Germanic *barwijā Old English *bearwe Middle English barwe Middle English whelbarwe English wheelbarrow From Middle English whelbarwe; equivalent to wheel + barrow.

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