wheelbarrel or wheelbarrow

A wheelbarrow is a small cart for carrying things in the garden or during construction. It has one wheel at the front and two handles to hold and push with.

“It will be easier if you use a wheelbarrow to move those sacks of mulch from your car to the back garden.”

‘Wheelbarrel’ is not technically a word, but you will hear some people way it this way, probably because there is no such thing as a ‘barrow’, so it can seem odd to use it as part of a compound word.

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Definitions

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• n  a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
• v  transport in a wheelbarrow

News & Articles

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• Connecticut sculptors exhibit works at governor's home
  HARTFORD, Conn. — A majestic horse dubbed "Big Red," made from scrap steel and inspired by an old red wheelbarrow, is just one of 24 works from Connecticut sculptors that's on display at the Governor's Residence in Hartford.
  June 17, 2013 - New Haven Register
• Conn. sculptors exhibit works at governor's home
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A majestic horse dubbed "Big Red," made from scrap steel and inspired by an old red wheelbarrow, is just one of 24 works from Connecticut sculptors that's on display at the Governor's Residence in Hartford.        
  June 16, 2013 - Boston Globe
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  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A majestic horse dubbed "Big Red," made from scrap steel and inspired by an old red wheelbarrow, is just one of 24 works from Connecticut sculptors that's on display at the Governor's Residence in Hartford.
  June 16, 2013 - Greenwich Time