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

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grinding wheel

Now, a grinding wheel isn't an especially dangerous machine, but accidents do happen.

From Golf Digest ● Feb. 7, 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

While, all around, the sweet smell of the meal Filters, warm-pouring from the grinding wheel Into the bin; beside which, mealy white, The miller looms, dim in the dusty light.

From Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses by Cawein, Madison Julius