"measuring wheel" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1958 July 4, “Notes and News: Measuring Wheel for Railway Works”, in Railway Magazine, page 505:",
          "text": "The London Midland Region of British Railways is using a special measuring wheel to assist in determining the length of signalling cables required in connection with the electrification of the main line between Crewe and Manchester.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A wheel attached to a handle which can be pushed along to measure the distance between two points."
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          "handle",
          "handle"
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          "measure",
          "measure"
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        [
          "distance",
          "distance"
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  "word": "measuring wheel"
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        "A wheel attached to a handle which can be pushed along to measure the distance between two points."
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          "distance"
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  "word": "measuring wheel"
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