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artillery wheel

artillery wheel noun: a kind of heavily built spoked wheel, often dished and often with a long axle box, used on gun carriages; the spokes are often fitted together in a keystone fashion in miter joints.

artillery wheel: a kind of heavily built spoked wheel, often dished and often with a long axle box, used on gun...
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Noun

artillery wheel (plural artillery wheels)

  1. (historical) A kind of heavily built spoked wheel, often dished and often with a long axle box, used on gun carriages; the spokes are often fitted together in a keystone fashion in miter joints.
    • Near-synonyms: wagon wheel, cartwheel
  2. (historical) A wheel of similar construction formerly used on large wagons, automobiles, etc.
    • Near-synonyms: wagon wheel, cartwheel

Synonyms of artillery wheel

Forms of artillery wheel

pluralartillery wheels

Questions about artillery wheel

What does artillery wheel mean?
Artillery wheel means a kind of heavily built spoked wheel, often dished and often with a long axle box, used on gun carriages; the spokes are often fitted together in a keystone fashion in miter joints.
What part of speech is artillery wheel?
Artillery wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of artillery wheel?
The plural of artillery wheel is artillery wheels.

Words near artillery wheel in the dictionary

  1. artillery mold
  2. artillery plant
  3. artillery plants
  4. artillery tube
  5. artillery tubes
  6. artillery wheel
  7. artillery wheels
  8. artilleryist
  9. artilleryists
  10. artilleryman
  11. artillerymen

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