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trailing wheels

trailing wheels is the plural of trailing wheel.

Meaning of trailing wheel

Noun

trailing wheel (plural trailing wheels)

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

Questions about trailing wheels

What is trailing wheels the plural of?
Trailing wheels is the plural of trailing wheel.

Words near trailing wheels in the dictionary

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

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