wheelbarrow

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 That same day, Louis shoveled sand into a wheelbarrow and pushed the wheelbarrow over to other volunteers as his mom stood close by, encouraging him. Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024 Keep your gardening shed or garage tidy with this handy wheelbarrow hanger, which holds up to 35 pounds. Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2024 Our experts rounded up all of our favorite gardening tools, from wheelbarrows to garden hoses. Sara Beth Bolin, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024 Turn over wheelbarrows, kiddie pools and buckets when not in use. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wheelbarrow 
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Noun
  • The shopping cart icon reflects our collective journey from physical pushcarts to digital commerce.
    Allen Kopelman, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • On half the corners in downtown New York, there’s a hustler with a pushcart or a folding table hawking knockoff Gucci bags and Margiela shades.
    Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • As an environmentalist, I’m turned off by my boyfriend’s love of ATVs, dirt bikes, and his giant diesel truck.
    Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Then Alexis called Diamond, who jumped in his truck and got to the house as the ambulance doors closed.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • New York has one of the best transit systems in the world, including trains, buses, ferries, and even a tram.
    Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, the trails were open too, and with just a handful of people there, everyone could take wide turns and enjoy the views at their own pace before heading into the mountain's party tram for an après-ski event, complete with a DJ, dancing, and plenty of drinks.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The ore was taken by wagon or ox cart to the White River for shipment, a 14-hour haul.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumers beware: With bitcoin trading solidly over $90,000 this month and closing in on the $100,000 level, cybercriminals will be circling the wagons.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Then a very gray-looking Ian gingerly makes his way outside to hug everyone goodbye, waving as their cart disappears down the road.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • While coconut water drinkers, often health-conscious, may swarm towards Mela for some simple, fruity hydration, consumers who like sweet beverages too will also put it in their carts.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • 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
  • With the load going up to 50.5 kilograms--or more than 111 pounds--the buckets were dispensed with and a hand truck with a pneumatic platform loaded with steel plates was rolled onto the floor.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

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