wire wheel
[ wahyuhr -hweel, weel for 1; wahyuhr -hweel, weel for 2 ]
/ ˈwaɪər ˌʰwil, ˌwil for 1; ˈwaɪər ˈʰwil, ˈwil for 2 /
noun
a wheellike brush having stiff wire bristles and used especially for finishing or cleaning metal.
a wheel, as on a sports car, having wire spokes.
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Origin of wire wheel
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby wire wheel
wiretapper, wire transfer, wire vine, wirewalker, wireway, wire wheel, wire wool, wirework, wireworks, wireworm, wire-wound resistor
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Example sentences from the Web for wire wheel
Mousie was put into it; and he soon began to make the wire-wheel go round.
British Dictionary definitions for wire wheel
wire wheel
noun
a wheel in which the rim is held to the hub by wire spokes, esp one used on a sports carCompare disc wheel
a power-driven rotary wire brush for scaling or burnishing
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