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measuring wheel

measuring wheel noun: a wheel attached to a handle which can be pushed along to measure the distance between two points.

measuring wheel: a wheel attached to a handle which can be pushed along to measure the distance between two points
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Noun

measuring wheel (plural measuring wheels)

  1. A wheel attached to a handle which can be pushed along to measure the distance between two points.
    • The London Midland Region of British Railways is using a special measuring wheel to assist in determining the length of signalling cables required in connection with the electrification of the main line between Crewe and Manchester.1958 July, “Notes and News: Measuring Wheel for Railway Works”, in Railway Magazine, page 505

measuring wheel meaning in Tamil

measuring wheel in Tamil

அளவீட்டுச் சக்கரம்

Forms of measuring wheel

pluralmeasuring wheels

Questions about measuring wheel

What does measuring wheel mean?
Measuring wheel means a wheel attached to a handle which can be pushed along to measure the distance between two points.
What is measuring wheel in Tamil?
Measuring wheel in Tamil is அளவீட்டுச் சக்கரம். See Measuring wheel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is measuring wheel?
Measuring wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of measuring wheel?
The plural of measuring wheel is measuring wheels.

Words near measuring wheel in the dictionary

  1. measuring swords with
  2. measuring tape
  3. measuring tapes
  4. measuring the drapes
  5. measuring up
  6. measuring wheel
  7. measuring wheels
  8. measuring worm
  9. measuring worms
  10. measuringly
  11. measurings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: measuring wheel (page history and authors); measuring wheel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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