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wheelchair rugby

wheelchair rugby noun: a variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs, primarily players with some disability. It is a full-contact sport and is played on a hardwood court with a ball similar to a basketball.

wheelchair rugby: a variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs, primarily players with some disability. It...
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Noun

wheelchair rugby (uncountable)

  1. A variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs, primarily players with some disability. It is a full-contact sport and is played on a hardwood court with a ball similar to a basketball.

Synonyms of wheelchair rugby

Origin of wheelchair rugby

Blend of wheelchair basketball + rugby from its development from wheelchair basketball for play by quadriplegics, instead of paraplegics; and its rough aggressive play reminiscent of rugby.

Questions about wheelchair rugby

What does wheelchair rugby mean?
Wheelchair rugby means a variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs, primarily players with some disability. It is a full-contact sport and is played on a hardwood court with a ball similar to a basketball.
What part of speech is wheelchair rugby?
Wheelchair rugby is a noun.

Words near wheelchair rugby in the dictionary

  1. wheelchair lifts
  2. wheelchair motocross
  3. wheelchair racing
  4. wheelchair ramp
  5. wheelchair ramps
  6. wheelchair rugby
  7. wheelchair tennis
  8. wheelchair user
  9. wheelchair users
  10. wheelchair-bound
  11. wheelchair-user

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wheelchair rugby (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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