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leading wheel

leading wheel noun: on a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel located in front of the driving wheels.

Noun

leading wheel (plural leading wheels)

  1. On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel located in front of the driving wheels.

Forms of leading wheel

pluralleading wheels

Questions about leading wheel

What does leading wheel mean?
Leading wheel means on a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel located in front of the driving wheels.
What part of speech is leading wheel?
Leading wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of leading wheel?
The plural of leading wheel is leading wheels.

Words near leading wheel in the dictionary

  1. leading tone
  2. leading tones
  3. leading truck
  4. leading trucks
  5. leading up to
  6. leading wheel
  7. leading wheels
  8. leading with one's chin
  9. leading woman
  10. leading women
  11. leading-edge

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