wheelbarrow

[ hweel-bar-oh, weel- ]

/ ˈʰwilˌbær oʊ, ˈwil- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR wheelbarrow ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a frame or box for conveying a load, supported at one end by a wheel or wheels, and lifted and pushed at the other by two horizontal shafts.

verb (used with object)

to move or convey in a wheelbarrow.

Origin of wheelbarrow

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at wheel, barrow¹

Words nearby wheelbarrow

wheel, wheel and axle, wheel and deal, wheel animalcule, wheel back, wheelbarrow, wheelbarrow race, wheelbase, Wheel Blacks, wheel bug, wheelchair

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Example sentences from the Web for wheelbarrow

They never get on a bicycle, or use a wheelbarrow; it's animal power, a home-distilled-ethanol truck, or nothing.
Where are the Bicycles in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction?|Megan McArdle|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I had not gone far, when I heard the rumbling of a wheelbarrow, and saw a little man wheeling a little woman along.
Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI|Louisa M. Alcott
Shifting the barrow from my hand to his, he told me a funny story about the first wheelbarrow he had ever seen.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
If you have to carry the leaves by wheelbarrow you will see the force of this.
The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller

"Perhaps you would accept of the wheelbarrow and silver together, rather than have neither," responded Benjamin.
The Printer Boy.|William M. Thayer
He pushed a wheelbarrow before him, his knees bending under the load it held.
The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wheelbarrow

wheelbarrow

/ (ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ) /

noun

a simple vehicle for carrying small loads, typically being an open container supported by a wheel at the front and two legs and two handles behind

verb

(tr) to convey in a wheelbarrow

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	wheelbarrow
释义	wheelbarrow [ hweel-bar-oh, weel- ] / ˈʰwilˌbær oʊ, ˈwil- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wheelbarrow ON THESAURUS.COM noun a frame or box for conveying a load, supported at one end by a wheel or wheels, and lifted and pushed at the other by two horizontal shafts. verb (used with object) to move or convey in a wheelbarrow. Origin of wheelbarrow Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at wheel, barrow¹ Words nearby wheelbarrow wheel, wheel and axle, wheel and deal, wheel animalcule, wheel back, wheelbarrow, wheelbarrow race, wheelbase, Wheel Blacks, wheel bug, wheelchair Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wheelbarrow They never get on a bicycle, or use a wheelbarrow; it's animal power, a home-distilled-ethanol truck, or nothing. Where are the Bicycles in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction?\|Megan McArdle\|January 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I had not gone far, when I heard the rumbling of a wheelbarrow, and saw a little man wheeling a little woman along. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI\|Louisa M. Alcott Shifting the barrow from my hand to his, he told me a funny story about the first wheelbarrow he had ever seen. Moby Dick; or The Whale\|Herman Melville If you have to carry the leaves by wheelbarrow you will see the force of this. The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work\|Mary Rogers Miller "Perhaps you would accept of the wheelbarrow and silver together, rather than have neither," responded Benjamin. The Printer Boy.\|William M. Thayer He pushed a wheelbarrow before him, his knees bending under the load it held. The Best Short Stories of 1917\|Various British Dictionary definitions for wheelbarrow wheelbarrow / (ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ) / noun a simple vehicle for carrying small loads, typically being an open container supported by a wheel at the front and two legs and two handles behind verb (tr) to convey in a wheelbarrow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wheelbarrow wagon, truck, rickshaw, buggy, dray, gig, dolly, barrow, pushcart, handcart, tumbrel, palanquin, gurney, curricle, tilbury, two-wheeler
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wheelbarrow

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of wheelbarrow

Words nearby wheelbarrow

Example sentences from the Web for wheelbarrow

British Dictionary definitions for wheelbarrow

noun

verb

Words related to wheelbarrow