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trailing wheel

trailing wheel noun: on a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels.

Noun

trailing wheel (plural trailing wheels)

  1. On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels.
    Synonyms:
    training wheel

Synonyms of trailing wheel

Forms of trailing wheel

pluraltrailing wheels

Questions about trailing wheel

What does trailing wheel mean?
Trailing wheel means on a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels.
What part of speech is trailing wheel?
Trailing wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of trailing wheel?
The plural of trailing wheel is trailing wheels.

Words near trailing wheel in the dictionary

  1. trailing spokes
  2. trailing spring
  3. trailing springs
  4. trailing truck
  5. trailing trucks
  6. trailing wheel
  7. trailing wheels
  8. trailingly
  9. trailings
  10. Traill
  11. Traill County

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