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  • past participle of wheel.
  • past tense form of wheel.
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wheeled

American  
[hweeld, weeld] / ʰwild, wild /

adjective

  1. equipped with or having wheels (often used in combination).

    a four-wheeled carriage.

  2. moving or traveling on wheels.

    wheeled transportation.


wheeled British  
/ wiːld /

adjective

    1. having or equipped with a wheel or wheels

    2. ( in combination )

      four-wheeled

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of wheeled

First recorded in 1600–10; wheel + -ed 3

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TMZ published photos of someone who appears to be Graham being wheeled outside of his home and into an ambulance.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Finally, the long-anticipated moment arrived: Firefighters wheeled out a gurney carrying Hernán Alberto Gil Flores — a security guard who survived for more than a week trapped under a mountain of rubble.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

On the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing, children and adults wheeled their luggage or carried belongings atop their heads, as they moved from desk to desk to log their arrival.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

By the mid-15th century, handguns—the term for portable firearms as contrasted with artillery pieces mounted on wheeled carriages—were in regular battlefield use.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

So I put the books in my backpack and wheeled my bike up to the feedstore.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

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