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treadwheel

treadwheel noun: a large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.

treadwheel: a large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for...
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Noun

treadwheel (plural treadwheels)

  1. A large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
    • It is so deep no man can draw the buckets on a winch, but they must have an ass inside a treadwheel to hoist them up.[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, “A Funeral”, in Moonfleet (Arnold’s English Literature Series), London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC, page 148
    Synonyms:
    walking wheel

Synonyms of treadwheel

Forms of treadwheel

pluraltreadwheels

Origin of treadwheel

From tread + wheel.

Questions about treadwheel

What does treadwheel mean?
Treadwheel means a large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
What part of speech is treadwheel?
Treadwheel is a noun.
What is the plural of treadwheel?
The plural of treadwheel is treadwheels.

Words near treadwheel in the dictionary

  1. Treadway
  2. Treadways
  3. treadwear
  4. Treadwell
  5. Treadwells
  6. treadwheel
  7. treadwheels
  8. treague
  9. treagues
  10. Trealaw
  11. Treanor

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