wheelchair
English
/ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/
noun
Definitions
- A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
- (attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
- (by extension) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.
Etymology
Compound from English wheel + English chair.
Origin
English
chair
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- MX English
- Muskoka chair English
- WC English
- armchair English
- awheel English
- basketball English
- bedchair English
- bound English
- breastwheel English
- brushwheel English
- bucketwheel English
- camwheel English
- cartwheel English
- chair English
- chairback English
- chairborne English
- chairbound English
- chairfast English
- chairfolk English
- chairful English
- chairholder English
- chairhood English
- chairlady English
- chairless English
- chairlift English
- chairlike English
- chairmaker English
- chairmaking English
- chairman English
- chairness English
- chairperson English
- chairship English
- chairside English
- chairward English
- chairwarmer English
- chairwoman English
- chairwork English
- click wheel English
- co-chair English
- coachwheel English
- cochair English
- cogwheel English
- counterwheel English
- countwheel English
- firewheel English
- flywheel English
- footwheel English
- forewheel English
- freewheel English
- guidewheel English
- handwheel English
- headchair English
- headwheel English
- highchair English
- horsewheel English
- hoverchair English
- inwheel English
- millwheel English
- monowheel English
- motocross English
- nonwheelchair English
- nosewheel English
- pinwheel English
- pitwheel English
- powerchair English
- printwheel English
- pushchair English
- roadwheel English
- scoopwheel English
- sidewheel English
- sidewheeler English
- spinner wheel English
- stairchair English
- starwheel English
- stepchair English
- sternwheel English
- sunchair English
- tailwheel English
- thumbwheel English
- tonewheel English
- trackwheel English
- treadwheel English
- typewheel English
- vicechair English
- wheel English
- wheelable English
- wheelback English
- wheelband English
- wheelbarrow English
- wheelbase English
- wheelbench English
- wheelbird English
- wheelchair basketball English
- wheelchair motocross English
- wheelchairbound English
- wheelchaired English
- wheelclamping English
- wheelcraft English
- wheeler English
- wheelest English
- wheeleth English
- wheelful English
- wheelhorse English
- wheelhouse English
- wheelie English
- wheelless English
- wheellike English
- wheellock English
- wheelmaker English
- wheelmaking English
- wheelman English
- wheelpit English
- wheelrim English
- wheelset English
- wheelslip English
- wheelsman English
- wheelsmith English
- wheelspin English
- wheelstand English
- wheelsuck English
- wheelsucker English
- wheelswarf English
- wheeltapper English
- wheelwoman English
- wheelwork English
- wheelwright English
- wheelwrighting English
- wheely English
- windwheel English
- chayer Middle English
- chayer, cheire, chaere Middle English
- whele Middle English
- ویلچر Persian
- 휠체어 Korean
- চেয়ার Bengali
- sia Tok Pisin
- wil Tok Pisin
- wili Hausa
- wi·l Yurok
- WC
- MX
- bound
- wheel
- chair
- wheely
- awheel
- cochair
- wheelie
- wheeler
- inwheel
- wheelful
- flywheel
- wheelpit
- wheeleth
- pinwheel
- wheelrim
- pitwheel
- cogwheel
- wheelman
- wheelest
- chairful
- sunchair
- co-chair
- armchair
- wheelset
- bedchair
- camwheel
- chairman
- wheellock
- chairfolk
- headwheel
- sidewheel
- stepchair
- chairlike
- footwheel
- roadwheel
- chairwork
- wheelsuck
- chairfast
- wheelsman
- headchair
- nosewheel
- tailwheel
- pushchair
- wheelbase
- chairward
- wheelband
- wheelable
- chairhood
- chairness
- tonewheel
- wheelbird
- vicechair
- wheellike
- windwheel
- chairback
- chairside
- wheelback
- wheelspin
- monowheel
- firewheel
- chairless
- chairlift
- freewheel
- wheelwork
- starwheel
- cartwheel
- handwheel
- forewheel
- chairship
- millwheel
- wheelslip
- wheelless
- highchair
- typewheel
- motocross
- chairlady
- wheelcraft
- wheelhorse
- wheelwoman
- wheelswarf
- trackwheel
- wheelbench
- chairmaker
- coachwheel
- printwheel
- thumbwheel
- hoverchair
- guidewheel
- countwheel
- chairwoman
- powerchair
- chairborne
- wheelsmith
- brushwheel
- treadwheel
- wheelmaker
- wheelstand
- scoopwheel
- wheelhouse
- chairbound
- basketball
- stairchair
- sternwheel
- horsewheel
- wheeltapper
- chairmaking
- bucketwheel
- click wheel
- chairwarmer
- chairperson
- wheelsucker
- sidewheeler
- wheelbarrow
- wheelmaking
- breastwheel
- chairholder
- wheelwright
- counterwheel
- wheelchaired
- wheelclamping
- Muskoka chair
- nonwheelchair
- spinner wheel
- wheelwrighting
- wheelchairbound
- wheelchair motocross
- wheelchair basketball