Roadwheel

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wheel that supports the weight of a vehicle, especially one with caterpillar tracks.

    "Right below me, passing us by, was a set of wheels that looked exactly like the roadwheels off a tank."

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"Right below me, passing us by, was a set of wheels that looked exactly like the roadwheels off a tank."

Etymology

From road + wheel.

Related phrases

caterpillar track

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