nose wheel
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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To cap it all off, on Jan. 20, the nose wheel of a Delta Boeing 757 plane came off and actually rolled away while the plane taxied on the runway.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2024
A Boeing 757 plane operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel as it prepared to take off from Atlanta’s main airport on Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Air traffic controllers told the crew they couldn’t see the nose wheel.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Skotarczak said if he hadn’t seen the plane’s shadow without the nose wheel down and been told to brace for an emergency landing, he would have thought nothing was wrong.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Close by the nose wheel he slipped and steadied himself by the shaft which reaches down to the wheel’s hub.
From Space Platform by Leinster, Murray
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