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
Joshua HammerWheelchairs and mobility scooters are important tools to help those with debilitating conditions lead normal lives.—Doug Whiteman
Doug WhitemanExamples of mobility scooter in a Sentence
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June Squibb, 94, is driving me around the parking lot of her Sherman Oaks apartment complex on a bright-red, three-wheeled, two-person mobility scooter, her white hair fluttering in the late-May breeze.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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
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“Mobility scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobility%20scooter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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