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WEELCH-air/ˈwiːltʃeə/

A wheelchair is a chair with wheels for someone who cannot walk easily: wheelchair access, a wheelchair user, in a wheelchair. Ramp helps a wheelchair into a building. Pushchair is for a baby. One word. Do not write wheel chair as two words, or wheelchair for a desk chair with wheels (swivel chair).

Meaning

A chair with wheels for a person who cannot walk easily.

Examples

• “There is a ramp for wheelchair users.”
• “The station has a lift for wheelchair users.”
• “She pushed her grandfather’s wheelchair to the café.”

Good to know

in a wheelchair / wheelchair access. Baby cousin: pushchair. Related: ramp.

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