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Wheelchair — seating in a theater (i.e. giving a dedicated, convenient space left free for a user to position his own wheelchair in the cinema) … Wikipedia
wheelchair — c.1700, from WHEEL (Cf. wheel) + CHAIR (Cf. chair) … Etymology dictionary
wheelchair — ► NOUN ▪ a mobile wheeled chair for an invalid or disabled person … English terms dictionary
wheelchair — ☆ wheelchair [hwēlchər΄, wēlcher΄] n. a mobile chair mounted on large wheels, for persons unable to walk … English World dictionary
wheelchair — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ electric, motorized, powered (esp. BrE) VERB + WHEELCHAIR ▪ use ▪ manoeuvre/maneuver ▪ Tony manoeuvred/ … Collocations dictionary
wheelchair — wheel|chair [ˈwi:ltʃeə US tʃer] n a chair with wheels, used by people who cannot walk in a wheelchair ▪ He ll be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. ▪ Lynn has been confined to a wheelchair (=has had to use a wheelchair) for the last year.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wheelchair — n. 1) to push a wheelchair 2) a motorized wheelchair * * * [ wiːltʃeə] a motorized wheelchair to push a wheelchair … Combinatory dictionary
wheelchair — noun A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person. See Also: wheelchair user, wheelchair sport … Wiktionary
wheelchair — UK [ˈwiːlˌtʃeə(r)] / US [ˈwɪlˌtʃer] / US [ˈhwɪlˌtʃer] noun [countable] Word forms wheelchair : singular wheelchair plural wheelchairs a chair with large wheels that someone who cannot walk uses for moving around … English dictionary
wheelchair — [[t](h)wi͟ːltʃeə(r)[/t]] wheelchairs N COUNT A wheelchair is a chair with wheels that you use in order to move about in if you cannot walk properly, for example because you are disabled or sick … English dictionary
Wheelchair rugby — is a team sport for athletes with a disability. Developed in Canada in the late 1970s, it is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport.The sport s original name was murderball ; in the United States,… … Wikipedia
