nosewheel

[ nohz-hweel, -weel ]

noun
  1. the landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft.

Origin of nosewheel

1
First recorded in 1930–35; nose + wheel

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British Dictionary definitions for nose wheel

nose wheel

noun
  1. a wheel fitted to the forward end of a vehicle, esp the landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft

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