"quick release skewer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quick release skewers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quick release skewer (plural quick release skewers)
  1. A mechanism for attaching a wheel to a bicycle, consisting of a rod threaded on one end and with a lever-operated cam assembly on the other. The rod is inserted into the hollow axle of the wheel, a special nut is threaded on, and the lever is closed to tighten the cam and secure the wheel to the fork. Translations (a mechanism for attaching a wheel to a bicycle): pikalinkku (Finnish), Schnellspanner [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-quick_release_skewer-en-noun-v0IkfTSv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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