wheel·chair
(wēl′châr′, hwēl′-)n.
A chair mounted on large wheels, used primarily by people who cannot walk or have difficulty walking.
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wheelchair
(ˈwiːlˌtʃɛə)n
(Medicine) med a special chair mounted on large wheels, for use by invalids or others for whom walking is impossible or temporarily inadvisable
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wheel•chair
(ˈʰwilˌtʃɛər, ˈwil-)n.
a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.
[1690–1700]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  wheelchair - a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupantbath chair - a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" motorized wheelchair - a wheelchair propelled by a motor |
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Translations
عَرَبَة المِقْعَدين، عَرَبَة كُرْسيكُرْسِيٌّ بِعَجَلَات
invalidní vozík
rullestol
pyörätuolirullatuoli
invalidska kolica
kerekes széktolókocsitolószék
hjólastóll
車椅子
휠체어
stol na kolesih
rullstol
เก้าอี้เข็นสำหรับคนป่วยหรือคนพิการ
xe lăn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wheelchair
[ˈhwiːltʃɛər] n → fauteuil m roulantwheelchair-bound [ˈhwiːltʃɛərbaʊnd] adj [person] → en chaise roulantewheel clamp n → sabot m de Denverwheel-clamp [ˈhwiːlklæmp] vt [+ car] → mettre un sabot de Denver àCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wheel
(wiːl) noun1. a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground. A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.
2. any of several things similar in shape and action. a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.
verb1. to cause to move on wheels. He wheeled his bicycle along the path.
2. to (cause to) turn quickly. He wheeled round and slapped me.
3. (of birds) to fly in circles.
wheeled adjectivea wheeled vehicle.
-wheeleda four-wheeled vehicle.
ˈwheelbarrow noun a small carrier with one wheel at the front, and two legs and two handles at the back. He used a wheelbarrow to move the manure to the back garden.
ˈwheelchair noun a chair with wheels, used for moving from place to place by invalids or those who cannot walk.
ˈwheelhouse noun the shelter in which a ship's steering-wheel is placed.
ˈwheelwright noun a craftsman who makes wheels.
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wheelchair
→ كُرْسِيٌّ بِعَجَلَات invalidní vozík rullestol Rollstuhl αναπηρικό καροτσάκι silla de ruedas pyörätuoli chaise roulante invalidska kolica carrozzella 車椅子 휠체어 rolstoel rullestol wózek inwalidzki cadeira de rodas инвалидная коляска rullstol เก้าอี้เข็นสำหรับคนป่วยหรือคนพิการ tekerlekli sandalye xe lăn 轮椅Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wheelchair
n. silla de ruedas.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- I use a wheelchair
- I need a room with wheelchair access
- Do you have a wheelchair lift? (US)
Do you have a lift for wheelchairs? (UK) - Can you visit ... in a wheelchair?
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wheelchair
n silla de ruedas; electric — silla de ruedas eléctrica; folding — silla de ruedas plegable; manual — silla de ruedas manual; motorized — silla de ruedas motorizadaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.