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wheelchairbound

English

Etymology

wheelchair +? bound

Adjective

wheelchairbound (not comparable)

  1. Confined to a wheelchair.

Usage notes

Many people advise against describing somebody as being wheelchairbound and instead suggest describing that person as being a wheelchair user.

Related terms

  • chairbound

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  • what does wheelchair bound mean
  • what is wheelchair-bound means
  • what do wheelchair bound mean
  • what can i say instead of wheelchair bound
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wheelchair

English

Alternative forms

  • wheel-chair

Etymology

From wheel +? chair.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?wi?lt????(?)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?(h)wilt????/

Noun

wheelchair (plural wheelchairs)

  1. A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
  2. (attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
  3. (by extension) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.
    • 2020 March 1, Gabe Bergado, “Watch this tortoise zip around town in a giant wheelchair”, The Daily Dot:
      To build the wheelchair, Dale Ryder attached wheels from a toy plane to an axle that fits over Mrs. T’s shell.

Related terms

  • wheelchair lift
  • wheelchair sport
  • wheelchair user

Translations

wheelchair From the web:

  • what wheelchairs are covered by medicare
  • what wheelchairs will medicare pay for
  • what wheelchair is right for me
  • what wheelchairs does medicare cover
  • what wheelchair do i need
  • what wheelchair does medicare pay for
  • what wheelchairs are available on nhs
  • what wheelchair sports are there
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