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wire wheel

wire wheel noun: a wheel having a central hub connected to the rim by wire spokes, formerly in common use on automobiles. Also the alternative spelling of wire-wheel.

wire wheel: a wheel having a central hub connected to the rim by wire spokes, formerly in common use on...
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Noun

wire wheel (plural wire wheels)

  1. A wheel having a central hub connected to the rim by wire spokes, formerly in common use on automobiles.
    • If they hadn't been payin' him all them millions for pitcher plays, he could of got a job in a wire wheel.1916, Ring W. Lardner, “Three Kings and a Pair”, in The Saturday Evening Post
  2. An abrasive tool consisting of a rotary wire brush that is run on an angle grinder, on a bench grinder, in the chuck of a handheld power drill, etc.

Also used as

wire wheel is also the alternative spelling of wire-wheel.

Forms of wire wheel

Noun
pluralwire wheels
alternative formwire-wheel
Verb
third-person singular presentwire wheels
present participlewire wheeling
past participlewire wheeled
pastwire wheeled

Questions about wire wheel

What does wire wheel mean?
Wire wheel means a wheel having a central hub connected to the rim by wire spokes, formerly in common use on automobiles.
What part of speech is wire wheel?
Wire wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of wire wheel?
The plural of wire wheel is wire wheels.

Words near wire wheel in the dictionary

  1. wire tapping
  2. wire taps
  3. wire to wire
  4. wire transfer
  5. wire transfers
  6. wire wheel
  7. wire wheeled
  8. wire wheeling
  9. wire wheels
  10. wire wool
  11. wire wools

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