What does leading wheel mean?

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leading wheel

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

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leading wheels (plural)

leading axle leading truck trailing axle trailing wheel

leading axle leading truck trailing axle trailing wheel

What does leading wheel mean?: On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel located in front of the driving wheels.

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