wheelchair ramp

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• Wheelchair ramp — A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairs. Ramps permit wheelchair users, as well as people pushing strollers, carts, or other wheeled objects, to more easily access a building. Wheelchair ramps come in… …   Wikipedia

• Wheelchair accessible van — Wheelchair accessible vans encompass a range of vehicles that have been modified to allow access by individuals who are in wheelchairs. The typical modifications performed are lowering the floor and adding a ramp so the chair can be rolled into… …   Wikipedia

• Wheelchair — seating in a theater (i.e. giving a dedicated, convenient space left free for a user to position his own wheelchair in the cinema) …   Wikipedia

• Ramp — may refer to: Gravitational: * Inclined plane, a physical structure that is a simple machine * Airport ramp, the area around an airport terminal where aircraft are loaded and unloaded * Entrance ramp, or on ramp , on a freeway * Exit ramp, or off …   Wikipedia

• Wheelchair lift — A wheelchair lift, also known as a platform lift, is a powered device designed to raise a wheelchair and its occupant in order to overcome a step or similar vertical barrier. While some wheelchair accessible vans use a powered lift to assist the… …   Wikipedia

• wheelchair — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ electric, motorized, powered (esp. BrE) VERB + WHEELCHAIR ▪ use ▪ manoeuvre/maneuver ▪ Tony manoeuvred/ …   Collocations dictionary

• ramp — ramp1 [ræmp] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: rampe, from ramper; RAMPANT] 1.) a slope that has been built to connect two places that are at different levels ▪ Ramps are needed at exits and entrances for wheelchair users. 2.) AmE a road for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ramp — I UK [ræmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms ramp : singular ramp plural ramps 1) a slope connecting two levels of a building, road etc Special ramps have been designed for wheelchair access. 2) a set of stairs that can be moved, used by… …   English dictionary

• ramp — ramp1 [ ræmp ] noun count 1. ) a slope connecting two levels of a building, road, etc.: Special ramps have been designed for wheelchair access. 2. ) AMERICAN a road used for driving onto or off a main highway: an entrance/exit ramp 3. ) a set of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ramp — [[t]ræ̱mp[/t]] ramps 1) N COUNT A ramp is a sloping surface between two places that are at different levels. Lillian was coming down the ramp from the museum. ...a ramp to facilitate entry into the pool from a wheelchair. 2) N COUNT An entrance… …   English dictionary

• ramp — noun Ramp is used after these nouns: ↑entrance, ↑exit, ↑parking, ↑wheelchair …   Collocations dictionary