"meals on wheels" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} meals on wheels (uncountable)
  1. A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves, such as the elderly and people with disabilities. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Food and drink Translations (service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves): 送餐服務 (Chinese Mandarin), 送餐服务 (sòngcān fúwù) (Chinese Mandarin), ruokakuljetus (Finnish), Essen auf Rädern [neuter] (German), vianda [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-meals_on_wheels-en-noun-QVhW0HK2 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 51 49

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} meals on wheels pl (plural only)
  1. The foods delivered by this service. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Food and drink
    Sense id: en-meals_on_wheels-en-noun--26Gu3j0 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 65 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 69

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