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wheelbarrow race

wheelbarrow race noun: a two-member team race in which one team member holds the legs of the other, as if the handles of a wheelbarrow. The team member playing the barrow runs on his/her hands.

wheelbarrow race: a two-member team race in which one team member holds the legs of the other, as if the handles of a...
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Noun

wheelbarrow race (plural wheelbarrow races)

  1. A two-member team race in which one team member holds the legs of the other, as if the handles of a wheelbarrow. The team member playing the barrow runs on his/her hands.

Forms of wheelbarrow race

pluralwheelbarrow races

Questions about wheelbarrow race

What does wheelbarrow race mean?
Wheelbarrow race means a two-member team race in which one team member holds the legs of the other, as if the handles of a wheelbarrow. The team member playing the barrow runs on his/her hands.
What part of speech is wheelbarrow race?
Wheelbarrow race is a noun.
What is the plural of wheelbarrow race?
The plural of wheelbarrow race is wheelbarrow races.

Words near wheelbarrow race in the dictionary

  1. wheelbacks
  2. wheelband
  3. wheelbands
  4. wheelbarrel
  5. wheelbarrow
  6. wheelbarrow race
  7. wheelbarrow races
  8. wheelbarrowed
  9. wheelbarrower
  10. wheelbarrowers
  11. wheelbarrowful

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