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great wheel

American  

noun

Horology.
  1. the wheel immediately driven by the power source.


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Another blinder of a start on lap one and great wheel to wheel battling throughout, with some quite close call action with Hamilton.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2026

Luckily, the Thrustmaster T248 is a great wheel and pedal set for the PS5, PS4, and even PC.

From The Verge Jul. 29, 2022

There is a great wheel that turns and turns, and history turns with it.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2021

The blogs dutifully picked up the story, and the great wheel of content turned onward.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2021

She thundered to the place where the sound came from, the mill channel up ahead, where the great wheel creaked and strained.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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