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 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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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. Bill Cassara:

   Would you believe the person who wrote that letter was kind enough to put his name and return address? it was somewhere in Northern California. And my contact told me the guy was a wheelchair-bound paraplegic. The deputy assured me they were going to this guy’s house and make sure it would never happen again. Doris and Terry were a bit relieved but it certainly brought up those fears. Those fears certainly never left Terry.

2. Seraphina Harrell:

   She could get herself around in a power wheelchair like nobody's business.

3. Tim Hoyt:

   The VA's been right up there with disability pay, they pay for the caregiving I get in the mornings. I've got a wheelchair from them, a wheelchair ramp; those range from ($20,000) to $50,000. I have a wheelchair van (and) a special housing grant from the VA that allowed me to get an elevator so I can stay in my home and live in all of it, not just one floor.

4. Joseph Worley:

   When I’m in my wheelchair I need help….I need help with doors and when I drop things… If somebody needs me, I may not have 48-hours to travel.

5. Sarah Brady:

   The gun lobby finds waiting periods inconvenient. You have only to ask my husband how inconvenient he finds his wheelchair from time to time.

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