wheelbarrow

Everyday

A wheelbarrow is a small cart with one wheel at the front, two handles and two legs at the back, used for carrying loads such as soil, sand or bricks in a garden or on a building site. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on forces and simple machines, the wheelbarrow is a lever (class 2): the wheel is the pivot, the load sits in the middle, and you lift the handles, so a heavy load feels lighter. In everyday life people use a wheelbarrow in the garden. In PE, a «wheelbarrow race» is when one child walks on their hands while a partner holds their legs. Phrases: «push a wheelbarrow», «wheelbarrow race».

Examples

• We moved the soil in a wheelbarrow. tree →
• Grandpa pushed the wheelbarrow full of leaves. tree →
• The wheelbarrow is a kind of lever. tree →
• We had a wheelbarrow race on sports day. tree →
• The builder filled the wheelbarrow with bricks. tree →
• Don't overload the wheelbarrow or it will tip. tree →
• The wheel acts as the pivot. tree →
• But presently, as nothing happened, he came out, and climbed upon a wheelbarrow and peeped over. tree →

Note

Plural: wheelbarrows. One word; short form: barrow. Science: wheel = pivot/fulcrum, load in the middle, effort at the handles — that is why it makes lifting easier.