Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosewheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: nose-wheel
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.

Etymology

Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English nosewheel From nose + wheel.

Inflected Forms

nosewheels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tailwheel

Questions

What does nosewheel mean?: The wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.
Where does nosewheel come from?: Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English nosewheel From nose + wheel.

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