meals on wheels en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(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.
1992, Gallatin National Forest (N.F.), East Boulder Mine Project:
- (uncountable) A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.
Translations (4)
cmn 送餐服務 /送餐服务 (service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves) · fi ruokakuljetus (service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves) · de Essen auf Rädern (service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves) · es vianda (service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves)