"trailing wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trailing wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trailing wheel (plural trailing wheels)
  1. (rail transport) On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels. Wikipedia link: trailing wheel Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: training wheel [archaic] Related terms: leading wheel
    Sense id: en-trailing_wheel-en-noun-t1MogEAp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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