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lantern wheel

lantern wheel noun: a pinion with cylindrical staves, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates.

lantern wheel: a pinion with cylindrical staves, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or...
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Noun

lantern wheel (plural lantern wheels)

  1. A pinion with cylindrical staves, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates.
    Synonyms:
    lantern pinion, trundle, wallower

Synonyms of lantern wheel

Forms of lantern wheel

plurallantern wheels

Origin of lantern wheel

Its shape resembles that of a lantern.

Questions about lantern wheel

What does lantern wheel mean?
Lantern wheel means a pinion with cylindrical staves, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates.
What part of speech is lantern wheel?
Lantern wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of lantern wheel?
The plural of lantern wheel is lantern wheels.

Words near lantern wheel in the dictionary

  1. lantern sleeves
  2. lantern slide
  3. lantern slides
  4. lantern tower
  5. lantern towers
  6. lantern wheel
  7. lantern wheels
  8. lantern-jawed
  9. lanternbelly
  10. lanterne rouge
  11. lanterned

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