"wheel flat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wheel flats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheel flat (plural wheel flats)
  1. (rail transport) A flat spot on a railway wheel caused when a wheel, or both wheels on the same axle, in a moving train stop rotating. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-wheel_flat-en-noun-vlNyE6kv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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