Portable Definition–adjective | 1. | capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage. | | 2. | easily carried or conveyed by hand: a p
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Wheelchair Definition–noun | a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk. | |
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Ramp Definition–noun | 1. | a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline. | | 2. | a short concave slope or bend, as one connecting the higher and lower parts of a staircase railing at a landing. | | 3. | any extensive sloping walk or passageway. | | 5. | A
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