mobility scooter

noun

plural mobility scooters
: a vehicle ridden while seated that usually has three or four wheels, is typically propelled by an electric motor, and is used by those with impaired mobility : scooter sense 3
… failing health required her to move around the house by mobility scooter.Joshua Hammer
Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are important tools to help those with debilitating conditions lead normal lives.Doug Whiteman

Examples of mobility scooter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Gangways for embarking and disembarking are wide enough to accommodate most mobility scooters and wheelchairs. Shelby Wayte, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024 Gil teaches the Golden Bachelorette how to play T-ball, and then this happens: Not a mobility scooter versus an armchair! Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024 The ship can accommodate most wheelchairs and mobility scooters, and all dining and bar venues are accessible. Shelby Wayte, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024 For instance, their innovative collaboration with Bird allows anyone to unlock their mobility scooters for a free ride to the polls. Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 Growing up with cerebral palsy, Freeman spent most of her life relying on a combination of walkers and mobility scooters to get around. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024 Earlier this month, the Queen of Denmark, 52, was hit by a man riding a mobility scooter during her visit to Greenland with her husband, King Frederik. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024 These accommodations have wide doorways into the stateroom and bathroom and sufficient floor space for maneuvering a wheelchair or mobility scooter. Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024 Why not provide President Biden with a modern mobility scooter to keep him safe from falling, tripping and tumbling? Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mobility scooter was in 1985

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Cite this Entry

“Mobility scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobility%20scooter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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