wheelchair basketball

noun

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

Meanings

nounwheelchair basketball (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in wheelchairs.

Origin

Translations

Danish kørestolsbasketball
  • kørestolsbasketballa sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
Dutch rolstoelbasketbal
  • rolstoelbasketbala sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
Finnish pyörätuolikoripallo
  • pyörätuolikoripalloa sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
French handibasket
  • handibasketa sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
German Rollstuhlbasketball
  • Rollstuhlbasketballa sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
Italian pallacanestro in carrozzina
  • pallacanestro in carrozzinaa sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
Japanese 車いすバスケットボール
  • 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
  • 휠체어 농구 (hwilcheeo nonggu)a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
Persian بسکتبال با ویلچر
  • بسکتبال با ویلچر (basketbâl bâ vilčer)a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
Russian баскетбо́л на коля́сках
  • баскетбо́л на коля́сках (basketból na koljáskax)a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair
Cite this entry
APA

wheelchair basketball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelchair%20basketball

MLA

“wheelchair basketball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelchair%20basketball. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheelchair basketball,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelchair%20basketball.

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