wheelless

Without circular locomotion

Wheelless means lacking wheels, describing something that either never had wheels or has had them removed.

A wheelless cart sits useless in the barn.

The word appears in discussions of early human transport before the wheel's invention, or when describing vehicles stripped of their mobility: The wheelless chassis rusted in the yard.

transport

sled

Runner-based snow vehicle

litter · palanquin · stretcher · toboggan · skis · snowshoes · hoverboard · drag · haul · carry

stationary

anchored

Fixed securely in position

stationary · static · stable · steadfast · unmoving · moored · inert · motionless · grounded · secured

mobility

accessibility

Ease of approach

cane · adaptive · accommodation · barrier-free · ramp · impairment · rehabilitation · orthosis · independence · navigation

cumbersome

unwieldy

Awkward to manipulate

impractical · unmanageable · difficult · laborious · heavy · bulky · clunky · inconvenient · troublesome · dragging

Opposites
presence of wheels

wheellesswheeled

Having round rollers attached

on wheels · rolling · four-wheeled · two-wheeled · castered

Family

wheel, wheels, wheelbarrow, wheeled, wheelchair, wheeling, ferris wheel, cartwheel, steering wheel

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G