wheelbarrow
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wheelbarrow
- /ˈwiːlbæɹəʊ/ UK
- /ˈwilbæɹoʊ/ US
- /ˈwilbɛɹoʊ/
- /ˈwiːlbæɹəʉ/ Australia
- /ˈwiːlbæɹə/ Australia
- /ˈwiːlbəɹə/ Australia
- /ˈʍilbaɾo/ Scotland
- /ˈwiːlbaɾou/ Wales
Where it comes from
From Middle English whelbarwe; equivalent to wheel + barrow.
noun wheelbarrows
- A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads. One day I was out in the barn and he drifted in. I was currying the horse and he set down on the wheelbarrow and begun to ask questions.
verb wheelbarrows · wheelbarrowing · wheelbarrowed
- To convey in a wheelbarrow.
- To cause the weight of an aeroplane to become concentrated around the nosewheel.
Translations
Every language
noun small cart
| Español | carretilla, carrucha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 손수레 sonsure, 수레 sure, 일륜차 illyuncha |
| 日本語 | 猫車 nekoguruma, 猫 neko |
| 中文 | 獨輪車 /独轮车 dúlúnchē, 手推車 /手推车 shǒutuīchē, 轆轤車 /辘轳车 lùlúchē |
| हिन्दी | व्हील बैरो vhīl bairo |
| Kiswahili | ngolofimo |
| Português | carrinho de mão |
| Français | brouette |
| Deutsch | Schubkarre, Scheibtruhe |
| Italiano | carriola |
| Ελληνικά | καροτσάκι karotsáki |
| Română | roabă |
| Русский | та́чка táčka, теле́жка teléžka |
| Tiếng Việt | xe đẩy, xe cút kít, xe rùa |
| العربية | عَرَبَة يَدَوِيَّة ʕaraba yadawiyya, عَجَلَة يَد ʕajalat yad |
| עברית | מְרִיצָה m'ritsá |
Talk about this word "wheelbarrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wheelbarrow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wheelbarrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wheelbarrow "wheelbarrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wheelbarrow.Cite this
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title = {wheelbarrow},
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