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wheels of steel

wheels of steel noun: a disc jockey or record scratcher's turntables.

Noun

wheels of steel pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) A disc jockey or record scratcher's turntables.
    • She feels she should fit right in, charming the populace on the wheels of steel. 'Music is my lover,' she is fond of saying. She's looking for a universal groove, something that everyone can, somehow, in whatever small way, relate to.2000, Darren O'Donnell, Your Secrets Sleep With Me, page 58
    • With Pam The Funkstress on the wheels of steel, every track provides plenty of forward motion without sacrificing the music's vertical pleasures.2001, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 97, page 85

Questions about wheels of steel

What does wheels of steel mean?
Wheels of steel means a disc jockey or record scratcher's turntables.
What part of speech is wheels of steel?
Wheels of steel is a noun.

Words near wheels of steel in the dictionary

  1. wheels around
  2. wheels away
  3. wheels of death
  4. wheels of fortune
  5. wheels of life
  6. wheels of steel
  7. wheels of time
  8. wheels out
  9. wheels round
  10. wheels within wheels
  11. wheels-up

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