disc wheel

British

noun

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

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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

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

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2012

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

From Rough and Tumble Engineering by James H. Maggard

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