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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWheelchair
/ˈwiːl.tʃer/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A chair fitted with wheels, used for the transportation of people who are unable to walk or who have difficulty walking.
"He uses a wheelchair to get around the office building." - 2
A specialized chair with large wheels, often used in adaptive sports and racing.
"The athletes prepared their racing wheelchairs for the marathon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Middle English 'whele' (from Old English 'hwēol') and 'chair' (from Old French 'chaiere', ultimately from Latin 'cathedra'). While wheeled transport devices for the infirm date back centuries, the modern compound 'wheelchair' solidified in the 19th century with the industrial production of mobility-assistive technology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wheelchair" is said worldwide
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fauteuil roulant
Transliteration: fauteuil roulant
"Il se déplace en fauteuil roulant."
Rollstuhl
Transliteration: Rollstuhl
"Er ist auf einen Rollstuhl angewiesen."
sedia a rotelle
Transliteration: sedia a rotelle
"Ha bisogno di una sedia a rotelle."
silla de ruedas
Transliteration: silla de ruedas
"Ella se desplaza en silla de ruedas."
cadeira de rodas
Transliteration: cadeira de rodas
"O prédio tem acesso para cadeira de rodas."
व्हीलचेयर
Transliteration: vhiilcheyar
"उन्हें चलने के लिए व्हीलचेयर की आवश्यकता है।"
轮椅
Transliteration: lúnyǐ
"这栋建筑有无障碍通道和轮椅坡道。"
휠체어
Transliteration: hwilcheeo
"그는 다리를 다쳐서 휠체어를 탄다."
車椅子
Transliteration: kurumaisu
"駅には車椅子用のスロープがあります。"
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