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high-wheeler

high-wheeler noun: an early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.

Noun

high-wheeler (plural high-wheelers)

  1. An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.
  2. Synonym of penny farthing (“old type of bicycle”).
    Synonyms:
    penny farthing

Synonyms of high-wheeler

Forms of high-wheeler

pluralhigh-wheelers

Origin of high-wheeler

From high wheel + -er.

Questions about high-wheeler

What does high-wheeler mean?
High-wheeler means an early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.
What part of speech is high-wheeler?
High-wheeler is a noun.
What is the plural of high-wheeler?
The plural of high-wheeler is high-wheelers.

Words near high-wheeler in the dictionary

  1. high-voltage transmission line
  2. high-voltage transmission lines
  3. high-water
  4. high-water mark
  5. high-water marks
  6. high-wheeler
  7. high-wheelers
  8. high-wine
  9. high-wines
  10. high-wire
  11. high-wire walker

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