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wire wheels

wire wheels is the plural of wire wheel.

wire wheels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wire wheel.

Meaning of wire wheel

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.

Questions about wire wheels

What is wire wheels the plural of?
Wire wheels is the plural of wire wheel.

Words near wire wheels in the dictionary

  1. wire transfer
  2. wire transfers
  3. wire wheel
  4. wire wheeled
  5. wire wheeling
  6. wire wheels
  7. wire wool
  8. wire wools
  9. wire wrap
  10. wire wraps
  11. wire-brush

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