"high-wheeler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high-wheelers [plural]
Etymology: high wheel + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|high wheel|er|id2=relational}} high wheel + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} high-wheeler (plural high-wheelers)
  1. An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads. Wikipedia link: high-wheeler
    Sense id: en-high-wheeler-en-noun-4I9e3A7d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (relational)

Inflected forms

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