Collocations for "wheelchair"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wheelchair" in context.
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wheelchair
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [motorized, battery-powered, manual] wheelchair
- has to [use, get around in] a wheelchair
- needs a wheelchair to get around
- the [accident, fall] left him in a wheelchair
- is stuck in a wheelchair
- will be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life
- pushed him in a wheelchair
- is confined to a wheelchair
- [store, put] the wheelchair in the trunk
- pushed [the, her, his] wheelchair up the [ramp, pathway, hill]
- is (not) accessible to wheelchairs
- the [platform, building] is (not) accessible by wheelchair
- wheelchairs are provided at the [station, airport]
- is (not) [suitable, equipped] for wheelchairs
- wheelchairs for [the disabled, improved mobility]
- wheelchair [volleyball, tennis, basketball]
- the [station, stadium] has wheelchair access
- [help, spaces, access] for wheelchair users
- the [venue, stadium] is wheelchair friendly
- is wheelchair accessible
'wheelchair' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):