motorized wheelchair
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- /ˈmoʊtərˌaɪzd ˈwiːlˌtʃɛr/
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silla de ruedas motorizada
- Cathy, a user of a motorized wheelchair, repeatedly received both direct and indirect messages that she would never become a teacher (Treloar, 1998b).
Examples
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The iBot motorized wheelchair allows users to navigate various terrains with ease.
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As we walked through the park, we saw several people using their motorized wheelchairs to enjoy the day.
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Entering the room is a fat sixtyish man in a motorized wheelchair.
Fiction book (1998) -
Assistive technology can range from low tech, such as a magnifying glass, to high tech, such as a motorized wheelchair.
Academic text (2014) -
She sat by the window in a sporty motorized wheelchair, looking out at the lawns and parking lots.
Fiction book (1997) -
He sat rigidly erect in a motorized wheelchair, his hands folded on the desk.
Fiction book (1995) -
Johnson is still coping with the debilitating effects of a brain hemorrhage he suffered in 2006 and needs a motorized wheelchair to get around the Senate.
Blog text (23) -
Mr. Dance asked for assistance while sitting in his motorized wheelchair.
How Powered
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'motorized' (fitted with a motor) + 'wheelchair' (a wheeled chair for people with mobility issues); the motor component simply specifies how the wheelchair is propelled. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common compound, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The phrase motorized wheelchair shows a simple picture: a wheelchair with a small motorized part attached. That motor makes the chair move by electricity, so it means 'a wheelchair that moves by electricity' and helps people move on their own.