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wheels

/ ɾː /

plural noun

  1. the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc

    the wheels of government

  2. an informal word for car
  3. wheels within wheels
    a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The balls, used instead of wheels, on his omnidirectional battery-powered bike are the same type as used by circus acrobats and are self-balancing.

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Where possible, his KR1 is built with mass-produced components - the wheels are the same as you would find on an electric scooter.

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“I want to keep going until the wheels fall off or someone tells me no,” he said.

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A charity is taking support services on the road with its "wheels of wellness" van ahead of the opening of a permanent site.

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The wheels, which were patented in 2001, smoothly rotate a complete 360 degrees — modeled after the wheels on office chairs and hospital beds, so that they can move with ease under weight.

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