wheelchair
noun/ˈwiːltʃɛr/
Frequency rank: #5,044 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a chair mounted on wheels, used by people who cannot walk due to illness, injury, or disability.
Example sentence
The patient who could not walk after the surgery was given a new wheelchair to move around the hospital.
Synonyms & related words
- rollchair
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