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thunder-wheel

thunder-wheel noun: one of a set of supposed heavenly wheels that cause thunder when they roll.

Noun

thunder-wheel (plural thunder-wheels)

  1. (literary) One of a set of supposed heavenly wheels that cause thunder when they roll.
    • Nearer it came, and nearer yet, till it was close upon us, rolling down like all the thunder-wheels of heaven behind the horses of the lightning.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Forms of thunder-wheel

pluralthunder-wheels

Questions about thunder-wheel

What does thunder-wheel mean?
Thunder-wheel means one of a set of supposed heavenly wheels that cause thunder when they roll.
What part of speech is thunder-wheel?
Thunder-wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of thunder-wheel?
The plural of thunder-wheel is thunder-wheels.

Words near thunder-wheel in the dictionary

  1. thunder-plump
  2. thunder-plumps
  3. thunder-stick
  4. thunder-sticks
  5. thunder-thighed
  6. thunder-wheel
  7. thunder-wheels
  8. thunderation
  9. thunderbird
  10. thunderbirds
  11. thunderblast

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