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wheelchair.

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

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/General-American

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

  2. Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.

    attributive

  3. Any device involving wheels designed to assist a nonhuman animal with locomotion.

    broadly
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 English wheel Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English wheelchair From wheel + chair.

verb/ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/General-American

  1. To move using a wheelchair.

    intransitive · sometimes · 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 English wheel Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English wheelchair From wheel + chair.

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