English Explanatory Dictionary

wheelbarrow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.
verb
  1. To convey in a wheelbarrow.
  2. To cause the weight of an aeroplane to become concentrated around the nosewheel.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːlbæɹəʊ/ /ˈwilbæɹoʊ/ /ˈwilbɛɹoʊ/ en-us-wheelbarrow.ogg /ˈwiːlbæɹəʉ/ /ˈwiːlbæɹə/ /ˈwiːlbəɹə/ /ˈʍilbaɾo/ /ˈwiːlbaɾou/

Word forms

wheelbarrow wheelbarrows wheelbarrowing wheelbarrowed

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ Proto-West Germanic *barwijā Old English *bearwe Middle English barwe Middle English whelbarwe English wheelbarrow From Middle English whelbarwe; equivalent to wheel + barrow.

Related words

wheelbarrel

Derived words

drunk as a wheelbarrow wheelbarrow race
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