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wheelchair basketball

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in wheelchairs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From wheelchair + basketball.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: kørestolsbasketball — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • Dutch: rolstoelbasketbal — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • Finnish: pyörätuolikoripallo — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • French: handibasket — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • German: Rollstuhlbasketball — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • Italian: pallacanestro in carrozzina — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • Japanese: 車いすバスケットボール (kurumaisu basukettobōru) — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • Korean: 휠체어 농구 (hwilcheeo nonggu) — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • Persian: بسکتبال با ویلچر (basketbâl bâ vilčer) — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
  • Russian: баскетбо́л на коля́сках (basketból na koljáskax) — a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair