wheelbarrow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwiːlbæɹəʉ/ (Australia)
- /ˈwiːlbæɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio Mmmm
- /ˈwiːlbæɹə/ (Australia)
- /ˈwiːlbəɹə/ (Australia)
- /ˈwiːlbaɾou/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /ˈwilbæɹoʊ/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈwilbɛɹoʊ/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈʍilbaɾo/ (Scotland)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os 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.
Meanings
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A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.
Space for the concrete batching plant was found some little distance down the line, and from here a total of 60 tons of concrete was despatched in a wheelbarrow on a railway trolley.
1959 December 14, Richard Hope, “Narrow Gauge Landslip”, in Railway Magazine, page 866: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.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XI, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:The line was built by navvies using little more than wheelbarrows and shovels, with whatever material was close at hand, and the railway suffered from earthworks problems right from the start.
2022 July 13, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Fareham Tunnel blockade aids landslip prevention”, in RAIL, number 961, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wheelbarrows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
stack truck · trolley · pushcart · sack barrow · hand truck · hand trolley · luggage barrow · bag barrow · handtruck · dolly · sack truck · cart
Deriveds
drunk as a wheelbarrow · wheelbarrow race
Descendants
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Translations (205)
se rilˈlabōrat (small cart) · cmn 轆轤車 /辘轳车 (small cart) · lv ķerra (small cart) · ast carretilla (small cart) · oc carriòla (small cart) · crh şana (small cart) · io brueto (small cart) · yi טאַטשקע (small cart) · haw huilapalala (small cart) · grc μονόκυκλος (small cart) · sq karrocë dore (small cart) · av тачка (small cart) · nrf chiviéthe (small cart) · mk ра́чна ко́личка (small cart) · rue фурик (small cart) · sn bhara (small cart) · cmn 獨輪車 /独轮车 (small cart) · be та́чка (small cart) · tpi wilbaro (small cart) · hy սայլակ (small cart) · fo hjólbøra (small cart) · tus uʔθréhčreh neyęhčaráhkhwaʔ (small cart) · lld graton (small cart) · sdc carruzzu (small cart) · ar عَرَبَة يَدَوِيَّة (small cart) · li sjörreskar (small cart) · de Scheibtruhe (small cart) · udm тачка (small cart) · kl qamutaasat (small cart) · mn ᠲᠦᠷᠢᠳᠡᠭ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ (small cart) · ch karetiya (small cart) · hrx Schuppkarre (small cart) · ta ஒற்றைச் சில்லு வண்டி தள்ளுவண்டி (small cart) · nl kruiwagen (small cart) · kn ಚಕ್ರದ ಕೈಬಂಡಿ ಯಾ ತಳ್ಳುಬಂಡಿ (small cart) · ko 일륜차 (small cart) · dsb karka (small cart) · fr brouette (small cart) · bg коли́чка (small cart) · eu orgatila (small cart) · pms carëta (small cart) · ms kereta sorong (small cart) · kw gravath ros (small cart) · lo ລໍ້ຊຸກ (small cart) · cs kolečko (small cart) · pt carrinho de mão (small cart) · dsb kara (small cart) · bi bruet (small cart) · tg занбарғалтак (small cart) · srn kroiwagi (small cart) · uk та́чка (small cart) · lij carétta (small cart) · nds Schuuvkoor (small cart) · gl cozo (small cart) · vls kortwoagn (small cart) · am ኩርኩር (small cart) · ca carretó (small cart) · oc carriòl (small cart) · ru теле́жка (small cart) · sc carrùcciu (small cart) · co carretta (small cart) · gsw Schübkàrra (small cart) · hi व्हील बैरो (small cart) · sco hurl-barrow (small cart) · ckb داشقە (small cart) · ro roabă (small cart) · ny wilibala (small cart) · bi wilbara (small cart) · gl carretilla (small cart) · ja 猫車 (small cart) · si වීල්බැරැක්කය (small cart) · lld ziviera (small cart) · ru та́чка (small cart) · gv barrey queeylagh (small cart) · oc bariòta (small cart) · th รถเข็นล้อเดียว (small cart) · my တစ်ဘီး လက်တွန်းလှည်း (small cart) · an carriola (small cart) · ko 수레 (small cart) · nb trillebår (small cart) · tt тачка (small cart) · bn ঠেলা (small cart) · eu eskorga (small cart) · gsw Bënne (small cart) · de Schubkarre (small cart) · gd bleodhan (small cart) · krc тачка (small cart) · izh tacka (small cart) · co carriola (small cart) · vec cariola (small cart) · es carretilla (small cart) · et aiakäru (small cart) · rsk кочик (small cart) · th รถเข็นทราย (small cart) · vi xe rùa (small cart) · da trillebør (small cart) · lt karutis (small cart) · mrw kariton (small cart) · es carrucha (small cart) · fi kottikärry (small cart) · gl carreta (small cart) · hy հոպնակ (small cart) · gd bara (small cart) · sh коли́ца (small cart) · it carriola (small cart) · chr ᏓᏆᎴᎷ (small cart) · mn түрдэг тэрэг (small cart) · grc μονότροχος (small cart) · frp tsaretta (small cart) · szl kara (small cart) · ga barra rotha (small cart) · oc baròta (small cart) · br karrigell (small cart) · tus yakęhraʔθkwáhthaʔ (small cart) · he מְרִיצָה (small cart) · pl taczka (small cart) · mg laborety (small cart) · ar عَجَلَة يَد (small cart) · lij brueta (small cart) · gd bara-rotha (small cart) · vi xe đẩy (small cart) · ia carretta de mano (small cart) · hu talicska (small cart) · sc carriola (small cart) · km រទេះរុញ (small cart) · ja 猫 (small cart) · ba тачка (small cart) · lb Schubkar (small cart) · tr el arabası (small cart) · sw ngolofimo (small cart) · cmn 手推車 /手推车 (small cart) · sl samokolnica (small cart) · wa berwete (small cart) · fa چرخدستی (small cart) · is hjólbörur (small cart) · el καροτσάκι (small cart) · lo ລໍ້ (small cart) · az əl arabası (small cart) · gd bara-cuibhle (small cart) · fy kroade (small cart) · sv skottkärra (small cart) · cay sgá꞉t wʼęnihsgaǫ́꞉t enę́hgwitaʼ (small cart) · fo børa (small cart) · ary برويطة (small cart) · az daşka (small cart) · ky тачка (small cart) · tl bitlag (small cart) · so gaari gacan (small cart) · lld careta (small cart) · eo ĉarumo (small cart) · ka ურიკა (small cart) · kum тачка (small cart) · ps لاس ګاډی (small cart) · egl cariola (small cart) · oc carriòt (small cart) · bn ঠেলাগাড়ি (small cart) · nv nabégilí (small cart) · rsk фурик (small cart) · ko 손수레 (small cart) · zu ibhala (small cart) · bg багажна количка (small cart) · sh tȁčke (small cart) · bg ръ́чна коли́чка (small cart) · sco hurlie-barrow (small cart) · gsw Schtooskàrra (small cart) · vec barela (small cart) · uz tachka (small cart) · br kravazh-rodellek (small cart) · id gerobak tangan (small cart) · gu ઠેલો (small cart) · gag el arabası (small cart) · sh kolíca (small cart) · eo puŝveturilo (small cart) · sv rullebör (small cart) · dz དོ་འཁོར་ལག་འཧུད། (small cart) · fur cariole (small cart) · krc арбачыкъ (small cart) · li krouwkaar (small cart) · sh та̏чке (small cart) · vec carjol (small cart) · li sjoepkar (small cart) · ceb karetilya (small cart) · hy ձեռնասայլակ (small cart) · kk тәшке (small cart) · uz zambilgʻaltak (small cart) · lbe даву (small cart) · mrw tibal (small cart) · akz iswiha (small cart) · rm charretta (small cart) · sk fúrik (small cart) · mi huripara (small cart) · fa فرغون (small cart) · tk taçka (small cart) · li sjörkar (small cart) · enm whelbarwe (small cart) · la pabō (small cart) · vo bruät (small cart) · roa-gal bërouette (small cart) · nn trillebår (small cart) · vi xe cút kít (small cart) · om gaarii (small cart) · an carretillo (small cart) · af kruiwa (small cart) · iu akiagautik (Inuttut) (small cart) · mk ко́личка (small cart)