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Definition: Wheel And Axle |
Wheel And AxleNoun1. Hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Instrument | Mechanical powers; lever, leverage; mechanical advantage; crow, crowbar; handspike, gavelock, jemmy, jimmy, arm, limb, wing; oar, paddle; pulley; wheel and axle; wheelwork, clockwork; wheels within wheels; pinion, crank, winch; cam; pedal; capstan; (lift); wheel; (rotation); inclined plane; wedge; screw; spring, mainspring; can hook, glut, heald, heddle, jenny, parbuckle, sprag, water wheel. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Wheel And Axle |
| English words defined with "wheel and axle": Universal lever. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "wheel and axle": SUPERVISOR, WHEEL SHOP ♦ WHEEL-PRESS CLERK. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
wheel and axle | 41 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "wheel and axle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | рудан (pulley, whip, winch, winder), чекрък (spinning wheel, wheel, winch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eelwhay anday axleay ворот (capstan, collar, crab, hoist, neckband, swipe, winch, windlass). (various references) vinsch (crab, Jack, winch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-e-e-h-l-l-n-w-x" | |
-4 letters: wellhead. | |
-5 letters: adnexal, enwheel, exhaled, wheedle, wheeled. | |
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