Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheelflat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wheelflat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of wheel flat.

Example Sentences

"Transport for Wales has revived a number of its stored Class 153 units to provide extra cover during the autumn, when leaf fall on the rails can cause problems such as wheelflats for trains."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat English wheelflat From wheel + flat.

Inflected Forms

wheelflats (plural)

Questions

What does wheelflat mean?: Alternative form of wheel flat.
Where does wheelflat come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat English wheelflat From wheel + flat.

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