"awheel" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈwiːl/, /əˈʍiːl/
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: a- + wheel Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|wheel}} a- + wheel Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} awheel (not comparable)
  1. (dated) Riding a bicycle. Tags: dated, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-awheel-en-adv-dAC3lSHN
  2. (dated) Travelling by a wheeled vehicle. Tags: dated, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-awheel-en-adv-2bSveOxQ
  3. (poetic) Circling; moving in the shape of a wheel. Tags: not-comparable, poetic
    Sense id: en-awheel-en-adv-NLv3anhC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 3 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 34 18 48

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          "ref": "1944 January and February, E. R. McCarter, “The Cairn Valley Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 48",
          "text": "Before the war, I used often to put my \"bike\" on the 12.20 p.m. (Saturdays only) and cover quite a lot of ground a-wheel before returning by another \"Saturdays only\" train leaving Moniaive about 10 p.m.",
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          "ref": "1927 October 1, Johnson, “Talk of the Town”, in New Yorker",
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