grinding wheel

American  

noun

1. a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding.

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grinding wheel British  

noun

1. an abrasive wheel, usually a composite of hard particles in a resin filler, used for grinding

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Etymology

Origin of grinding wheel

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

There's pride in the work, confidence in knowing what can go right or wrong with every pass of a sole under a grinding wheel.

From Golf Digest • Jun. 26, 2017

At the Queens bank, the investigators also found a grinding wheel, a tool to cut through steel or concrete.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2016

Here, the huge grinding wheel works back and forth across the exposed, glistening coal seam.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2014

The grinding wheel revs and squeals when the blade touches it, and Helen pulls out a handful of change and lets Timmy take a quarter.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2010

After his death, she made futile efforts for her child's sake, but the grinding wheel of poverty caught the poor butterfly and crushed her to death.

From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. by Peters, Charles