Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive wheel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: drive wheel
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wheel that transmits power to other elements of a mechanism.

noun

One of the wheels of a motor vehicle that drives (in the engineering sense), that is, one of the wheels that takes power from the drivetrain and applies it to the ground so as to propel the vehicle.

Example Sentences

"Squeezing two handles together pressed a serrated drive wheel against the can rim. And rotating a T-handle turned a toothed drive wheel"
"A year later, in 1706, Hauksbee produced his Influence Machine. By cranking round a large drive wheel he was able to spin a glass globe inside which a vacuum had been produced."
"You should have tire chains on your drive wheels in this weather."

Inflected Forms

drive wheels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

driving wheel driver

Questions

What does drive wheel mean?: A wheel that transmits power to other elements of a mechanism.

How to pronounce drive wheel

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