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mag wheel

American  

noun

Automotive.

  1. a wheel containing magnesium or aluminum generally alloyed with steel, which makes it lighter in weight and shinier than an ordinary steel wheel: used especially on racing cars and sports cars.

Etymology

Origin of mag wheel

1965–70; mag, by shortening of magnesium

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