"gearwheel" meaning in English

See gearwheel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gearwheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gearwheel (plural gearwheels)
  1. Alternative spelling of gear wheel Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gear wheel
    Sense id: en-gearwheel-en-noun-79T2miSm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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