adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of unwheel form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Without a wheel or wheels. not-comparable
2. 2
   With the wheels not fitted or removed. not-comparable

   "In this case the locomotive, unwheeled but with the boiler still in position, was carefully jacked; […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

nonwheelednonwheeledwheellesswheelless

Example

More examples

"In this case the locomotive, unwheeled but with the boiler still in position, was carefully jacked; […]"

Etymology

From un- + wheeled.

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