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- [hweel-chair, weel-]
- /ˈʰwilˌtʃɛər, ˈwil-/
- /ˈwiːl.tʃeər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hweel-chair, weel-]
- /ˈʰwilˌtʃɛər, ˈwil-/
Definitions of wheelchair word
- noun wheelchair a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk. 1
- noun wheelchair A chair built on wheels for an invalid or disabled person, pushed by another person or propelled by the occupant, or motorized. 1
- noun wheelchair wheeled chair for disabled person 1
- countable noun wheelchair A wheelchair is a chair with wheels that you use in order to move about in if you cannot walk properly, for example because you have a disability or are sick. 0
- noun wheelchair a special chair mounted on large wheels, for use by invalids or others for whom walking is impossible or temporarily inadvisable 0
- noun wheelchair a mobile chair mounted on large wheels, for persons unable to walk 0
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Origin of wheelchair
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; wheel + chair
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wheelchair
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wheelchair popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wheelchair usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with wheelchair
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- where can i rent a wheelchair?
- when was the wheelchair invented?
- what do you call a nun in a wheelchair?
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- which president was in a wheelchair?
- where to buy a wheelchair?
- where can i buy a wheelchair?
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See also
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