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wheeltapping

wheeltapping noun: the work of a wheeltapper, tapping a train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

Noun

wheeltapping (uncountable)

  1. (UK, historical) The work of a wheeltapper, tapping a train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

Origin of wheeltapping

From wheel + tapping.

Questions about wheeltapping

What does wheeltapping mean?
Wheeltapping means the work of a wheeltapper, tapping a train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.
What part of speech is wheeltapping?
Wheeltapping is a noun.

Words near wheeltapping in the dictionary

  1. wheelsucking
  2. wheelsucks
  3. wheelswarf
  4. wheeltapper
  5. wheeltappers
  6. wheeltapping
  7. wheelway
  8. wheelways
  9. wheelwell
  10. wheelwells
  11. wheelwise

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