noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An assembly of wheels serving a mechanical purpose. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears) wordnet

Etymology

From wheel + work.

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