# wheelbarrow

/ˈhwiɫˌbɛɹoʊ/ (US) · /wˈiːlbˌæɹəʊ/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/wheelbarrow
Updated: 2026-10-15

## Definition

a small open cart with one wheel in front and two handles at the back. You push it to carry soil, plants, or other heavy things in a garden.

For teachers: a small hand-pushed cart with a single front wheel, two handles and legs, and an open container for carrying loads. One person pushes and balances it, typically for garden, farm, or building work.

## Examples

- He pushes a wheelbarrow full of soil across the garden.
- The gardener loads fallen leaves into the wheelbarrow before taking them to the compost pile.
- Abandoned beside the greenhouse, the rusted wheelbarrow still held last autumn's damp leaves, its tyre flat from months of neglect.

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