Wheelbarrow

Pronunciation

Origin

From Middle English

Full definition of wheelbarrow

Noun

1. A small, one-wheeled (rarely two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.
• 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, Mr. Pratt's Patients Chapter 11, 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.

Derived terms

• wheelbarrow race

Related terms

• barrow

Verb

1. (transitive) To convey in a wheelbarrow.
2. (transitive, aviation) To cause the weight of an aeroplane to become concentrated around the nosewheel.