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How to pronounce wheelchair in English?

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Type Words
Type of chair
Has types bath chair, motorized wheelchair

Examples of wheelchair

wheelchair
Bill Jenkins, right, pushes the wheelchair of his homeless friend, Jesse Varela.
From the ocregister.com
Tan, confined to a wheelchair, sat on Windward's bench the past several seasons.
From the sfgate.com
Suddenly, the big man had to spend his days in bed or in a motorized wheelchair.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Some wheelchair basketball athletes do not use wheelchairs in their daily lives.
From the telegraph.co.uk
During rehabilitation at Stoke Mandeville he was introduced to wheelchair rugby.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
His training includes regular basketball games to improve his wheelchair skills.
From the telegraph.co.uk
When James was 10, Ray and Karen took him to buy his first motorized wheelchair.
From the boston.com
Now, she's content to slip into her off-road electric wheelchair and go camping.
From the ocregister.com
Following a diving accident 29 years ago, David became confined to a wheelchair.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • A movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant
  • A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it's propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing. ...
  • A wheelchair on hydrogen is a wheeled mobility device in which the user sits, power-assisted by an electric motor that gets its electricity from a fuel cell.
  • The International Symbol of Access (ISA), also known as the (International) Wheelchair Symbol, consists of a blue square overlaid in white with a stylized image of a person using a wheelchair. ...
  • Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to 1970s, '80s, and '90s pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music.
  • (WHEELCHAIRS) Hand name when a player is dealt a 5-5.
  • (Wheelchairs) Ships have varying degrees of wheelchair access but most contemporary ones are (and have to be by law) very good. Book a disabled access cabin well in advance as they go fast,
  • The height of the seat must not exceed 21" from the floor. The height of the foot platform or first point of contact must be no more than 4 7/8" from the floor. ...
  • Wheelchairs help a person move about without using their legs, and are available in both manual and powered versions.