wheels
Britishplural noun
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the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc
the wheels of government
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an informal word for car
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a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc
Example Sentences
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At highway speeds, the BBS’s inner peace is intruded upon only by the distant drumming of the vast wheels and tires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Yet households are still spending enough money to keep the wheels of the economy turning.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Punters have "voted with their wheels", says the AA's King.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The ditzy little VW Beetle, for years the budget wheels of college kids, was the new star of the sales lot.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The negative is that Fly’s flight does not detect anything that even hints as to why my wheels are stuck.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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