meals on wheels

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meals on wheels

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  1. uncountable A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.

noun

  1. plural, plural only The foods delivered by this service. Meals on wheels are served at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Twenty-four volunteers delivered approximately 1,000 meals in 1989, for an average of about 6 or 7 clients per day.

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noun service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves

Españolvianda
中文送餐服務 /送餐服务 sòngcān fúwù
DeutschEssen auf Rädern

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@misc{meals_on_wheels_2026,
  title = {meals on wheels},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meals%20on%20wheels},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}