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  • 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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On another occasion, Pillinger loaded a Beagle 2 replica into a supermarket trolley and wheeled it around The Open University's car park, demonstrating its compact size to cameras.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

McConnell, played by Mikey Day, was wheeled onto the set and struggled to deliver his lines, while Jeremy Culhane’s Vance was quickly dismissed after introducing himself.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

It operates from a regular power socket, can be wheeled around and doesn't use much power, according to its maker.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 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

Downstairs, she wheeled the yellow bicycle from the driveway.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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