wheelbarrow

noun

Definition of wheelbarrownext
as in pushcart
a vehicle with two handles, a large bowl, and usually one wheel that is used for carrying heavy loads of dirt, rocks, etc.

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Recent Examples of wheelbarrow Within hours, over 30 people showed up to help, armed with gloves, shovels and wheelbarrows. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Elsewhere in the slideshow, Hadid showed off her homemade dot cakes, a tray of coffee, and a wheelbarrow with patio tiles. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 26 June 2026 The wheelbarrow for the red mulch and collection of bricks still sits outside. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 This wheelbarrow, which was tested and approved by BHG, stands out for its long handle. — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wheelbarrow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheelbarrow
  1. pushcart
  2. truck
  3. tram
  4. wagon
  5. cart
  6. barrow
  7. hand truck
Noun
  • But America’s pushcart vendors needed a way to serve ice cream to customers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Dutch Bros got its start in 1992 as a pushcart stand in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to the chain’s website.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of pushcart
Noun
  • Common use cases include aircraft fuselages, drone wings, train exteriors, commercial truck bodies, and architectural membranes.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • And with 11 billion tons of freight moved by truck in 2024, the stakes of getting safety right extend far beyond the competition floor.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of truck
Noun
  • A long time ago in a Fantasyland far away, there used to be an aerial tram that passed straight through the Matterhorn in Disneyland.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Things to do The Prague Visitor Pass makes things easy, offering access to most of the city’s big sights as well as public transport (including a vintage tram).
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026
Definition of tram
Noun
  • Autumn eats and beers are on the menu at restaurants and breweries around the city, and nearby farms host weekend events with corn mazes, wagon rides, and other family fun.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Subaru has completely abandoned the Outback's swoopy wagon profile for something taller, boxier, and more conventionally SUV-shaped.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • Contempt of cart The Amazon website is seen on a smart phone on July 14, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The carts are genuinely convenient, and nobody is directly forcing anything into your basket.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cart
Noun
  • Near the town of Sanquhar, a southwestern Scottish community nestled in verdant countryside, researchers stumbled upon a Bronze Age barrow—the first find of its kind in the area.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024
Definition of barrow
Noun
  • Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Sandoz wheeled a roughly 250-pound condensing unit into place on a hand truck with the grace of a ballroom dancer.
    — Andrew Ford, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of hand truck

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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheelbarrow. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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