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Wheelwork

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wheelwork"

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Word	Definition
wheelcraftnoun	The art or skill of making and repairing wheels, or of riding on wheels.
wheelmakingnoun	The manufacture of wheels.
wheelnoun	A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
gear wheelnoun	(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.
wheeling machinenoun	An English wheel.
wheelingnoun	The act of moving or conveying on wheels.
wheelwrightingverb	The trade of a wheelwright.
change wheelnoun	(engineering) One of a set of wheels of different sizes and number of teeth, that may be changed or substituted for one another in machinery, to produce a different but definite rate of angular velocity in an axis, as in cutting screws, gear, etc.
wheelmakernoun	One who makes wheels; a wheelwright.
wheelwrightnoun	A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
wheelerynoun	(historical) A place where wheels or wheeled vehicles are manufactured or sold.
water wheelnoun	A wheel, propelled by running or falling water, used to power machinery.
drive wheelnoun	(automotive, industrial) One of the wheels of a motor vehicle that drives (in the engineering sense), that is, one of the wheels that takes power from the drivetrain and applies it to the ground so as to propel the vehicle.
gear-wheelnoun	Alternative spelling of gear wheel. [(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.]
handwheelnoun	(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
wheel shopnoun	(rail transport) A workshop where wheels of locomotives and other railway vehicles are maintained.
worm wheelnoun	A wheel that is a part of a worm gear or worm drive.
gearwheelnoun	Alternative spelling of gear wheel. [(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.]
wheelhousenoun	A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
cogwheelnoun	A gear wheel.