wheel back

American  

noun

1. a chair back having the form of a circle or oval with spindles or bars meeting at the center.

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Etymology

Origin of wheel back

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He said he’s lived on this street so long he wouldn’t know where else to go; he’d be like a homing pigeon, throw him in the sky and he’d wheel back.

From Los Angeles Times

The two of them managed to bend the wheel back into shape.

From Literature

“I pointed out in the data that I tweeted that once he got into the wall, there was nothing wrong with his car. He’s turned the wheel back straight, like he was going down the straightaway, and you can tell by data whether you’ve got toe link damage or not,” Hamlin continued.

From Seattle Times

He was stronger than many too, making it easy to fling a 40-pound wheel back to the pit wall.

From Washington Times

Among the reports released Tuesday was an October 2022 test report from Kawasaki, the rail car manufacturer, which cited the results of what it calls the “wheel back to back distance investigation,” or “B-t-B.”

From Washington Post