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disc wheel

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noun

  1. a road wheel of a motor vehicle that has a round pressed disc in place of spokes Compare wire wheel

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By Forrest Wickman Laura Trott of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal on her "disc wheel" track bicycle.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2012

Track cyclists do use unusual wheels, often riding a spoke wheel in the front and the more unusual disc wheel in the back.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2012

The pillow block is a box next crank or disc wheel.

From Rough and Tumble Engineering by Maggard, James H.

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