"leading wheel" meaning in All languages combined

See leading wheel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: leading wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leading wheel (plural leading wheels)
  1. On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel located in front of the driving wheels. Related terms: leading axle, leading truck, trailing axle, trailing wheel
    Sense id: en-leading_wheel-en-noun-xh9d3I8i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rail transportation

Inflected forms

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