center wheel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of center wheel
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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But according to Daniel Nied, the former director of the school of horology at the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors in Columbia, Pa., the mainspring of the central timepiece in “Watch” is separated from the center wheel by a sheath, while the balance wheel is too far from the escape wheel to allow contact.
From Washington Post
The UPS driver could be seen sitting in the truck on the floor near the center wheel during live video of the chase.
From Fox News
He lowered a center wheel into place.
From New York Times
Police drove to his last known address, and sitting in the driveway was a black Cadillac Escalade with missing center wheel caps - the only key detail the young witnesses had remembered, Browne said.
From Reuters
Over coil rubbing center wheel.
From Project Gutenberg
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