Definitions for Wheelchair
ˈʰwilˌtʃɛər, ˈwil-wheel·cha·ir

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1. wheelchairnoun

   a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant

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1. wheelchairnoun

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

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1. Wheelchair

   A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users. They may include specialized seating adaptions, individualized controls, and may be specific to particular activities, as seen with sports wheelchairs and beach wheelchairs. The most widely recognized distinction is between motorized wheelchairs, where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manual wheelchairs, where the propulsive force is provided either by the wheelchair user or occupant pushing the wheelchair by hand ("self-propelled"), by an attendant pushing from the rear using the handle(s), or by an attendant pushing from the side use a handle attachment.

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1. wheelchair

   A wheelchair is a type of mobility aid characterized by a chair installed on wheels, typically used by individuals who have difficulty walking or are unable to walk due to illness, disability, or injury. Wheelchairs are typically propelled manually by the user or another person, although some are powered electronically. They are designed to provide freedom of movement and independence for those who need it.

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1. Wheelchair

   A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability. People with both sitting and walking disability often need to use a wheelbench.

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1. wheelchair

   A chair fitted with wheels for use as a means of transport by a person who needs it.

   The wheelchair has evolved over the last number of years to be an accessible form of transport for those that need it.

   
   

   Submitted by JP03 on December 25, 2014  

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1. wheelchair

   The wheelchair symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the wheelchair symbol and its characteristic.

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How to pronounce Wheelchair?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wheelchair in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wheelchair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Wheelchair in a Sentence

1. Lindsey Oliphant:

   The first thing I did was go grab Jaxon and Tony grabbed his wheelchair, tony had to grab the three oxygen tanks before it exploded. We couldn’t grab anything else. By that time the flames were up in the air.

2. Eric Burkett:

   This is our forever home, Eric Burkett said, holding back tears as Eric Burkett six year old son Lochlen patted his arm. There's a master bathroom that is completely accessible. There are adaptive showers so that Eric Burkett can bathe Eric Burkett and self-lowering shelves in the state-of-the-art kitchen, so that now Eric Burkett can cook again for Eric Burkett family. The idea of getting up and moving around freely without thinking about logistics. Should I use a chair ? Should I use crutches ? All that's gone, Eric Burkett said. Pointing to the wall of Eric Burkett new home outside Pittsburgh, this Marine has a few reminders from Flag Day that Eric Burkett life changed on a training mission in Morocco. That is actually of one of the prop rotors of the V-22 that crashed. On the back of that, I don't know how many Marines signed that, Eric Burkett said. The foundation started by actor Gary Sinise, best known for Gary Sinise role as Lt. Dan in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, is trying to build 10 to 12 homes per year for severely injured veterans and first responders. It will hand over the keys to its 50th smart home this August. Donations from Home Depot, JC Penny, GE, Benjamin Moore and the Semper Fi Fund among others made Home Depot possible. Fox News first told the Burketts' story in 2014 while The Burketts ' and The Burketts ' family were recovering at Walter Reed. The Burketts ' and The Burketts ' wife were raising their four children at the time in a set of tiny rooms at the hospital. They have since given birth to twins, Nolynn and Roawyn, who are now 18 months old. A master archer, Eric Burkett began competing as a Paralympian in an effort to begin to heal after the crash. I hate shooting from a wheelchair. A lot of guys don't mind it because you're a little bit lower, you don't have to worry about this instability of your legs.

3. Srin Madipalli:

   I went to Europe, U.S.A., southern Africa, Indonesia and Singapore, in California we went on a wheelchair trek through Yosemite.

4. Randolph Donovan:

   I got her out of her wheelchair.

5. Herschel McGriff Sr.:

   NASCAR, they want to make sure — you know, 90 years old, a lot of them are in a wheelchair or pushing carts around and walkers, that kind of thing, they don’t quite understand my abilities, I guess. Since I hadn’t driven for over three years, they sent a guy out here [from Charlotte] to test me. I had to run 50 laps on the track. I borrowed my son’s car to do it in. Then they had to have a letter from my cardiologist to make sure that my ticker was good and so my cardiologist, he put me through the whole thing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Wheelchair
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wheelchair
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelchair
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Wheelchair