"roadwheel" meaning in All languages combined

See roadwheel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: roadwheels [plural]
Etymology: From road + wheel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|road|wheel}} road + wheel Head templates: {{en-noun}} roadwheel (plural roadwheels)
  1. A wheel that supports the weight of a vehicle, especially one with caterpillar tracks.
    Sense id: en-roadwheel-en-noun-neuC8w8S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "year unknown, Robert E. Peavey, Praying for Slack: A Marine Corps Tank Commander in Viet Nam →ISBN, page 226",
          "text": "Right below me, passing us by, was a set of wheels that looked exactly like the roadwheels off a tank."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1989, Operator's Manual for Combat Vehicle, Anti-tank, Improved Tow Vehicle, M901, NSN 2350-01-045-1123, page 119:",
          "text": "Check roadwheels and idler wheels for excessive heat, worn mounting holes, and separation of rubber from metal.",
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        {
          "ref": "2004, Michael Blundell, Damian Harty, The Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle Dynamics, page 493:",
          "text": "Handwheel is the preferred term for what is popularly called the steering wheel. The reason for this distinction is that a typical car has three steering wheels - two are roadwheels and the other is a handwheel.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, J. Y. Wong, Theory of Ground Vehicles, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 167:",
          "text": "Consequently, track segments between roadwheels cannot support much load and vehicle weight is primarily supported by the track segments (links) immediately under the roadwheels.",
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        "A wheel that supports the weight of a vehicle, especially one with caterpillar tracks."
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