Definition of wheelchair Wheelchair

/wiˈlʧɛˌɹ/ - [weelcher] - wheel•chair

We found 6 definitions of wheelchair from 5 different sources.

What does wheelchair mean?

Noun Plural: wheelchairs
wheelchair - a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant
		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"
		bath chair a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa

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wheelchair (Noun)
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
wheelchair (Noun)
designed for wheelchairbound people.

wheelchair
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.

A wheelchair is a type of chair usually used by handicapped people.

The device is moved either manually (by pushing the wheels with the hands) or by automated systems. 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. The earliest record of the wheelchair in England dates from the 1670s [Oxford English Dictionary, (2nd Ed.), 1989, Vol. XX., p. 203.], and in continental Europe this technology dates back to the German Renaissance.