"wheel shop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wheel shops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheel shop (plural wheel shops)
  1. (rail transport) A workshop where wheels of locomotives and other railway vehicles are maintained. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-wheel_shop-en-noun-nofqgJl4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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