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noun · A2

Wheel

WEEL/wiːl/

A wheel is the round part that turns on a bike or car: a flat wheel, the front wheel, change a wheel. Tyre is the rubber on the outside (British spelling). Steering wheel is what you hold in a car. Circular describes the shape. Do not write we’ll (we will) for wheel.

Meaning

A round object that turns and lets a vehicle move.

Examples

  • “The front wheel of the bike was flat.”
  • “Mud covered the wheels after the farm track.”
  • “He locked the front wheel of his bike to the rail.”

Good to know

front / back wheel. Rubber: tyre (British). Car: steering wheel. Mix-up: we’ll.

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