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wire wheel
[ wahyuhr-hweel, weel for 1; wahyuhr-hweel, weel for 2 ]
/ ˈwaɪər ˌʰwil, ˌwil for 1; ˈwaɪər ˈʰwil, ˈwil for 2 /
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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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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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