Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treadwheel

/tɹˈɛdwˌil/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tread-wheel
IPA: /tɹˈɛdwˌil/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.

Example Sentences

"It is so deep no man can draw the buckets on a winch, but they must have an ass inside a treadwheel to hoist them up."

Etymology

From tread + wheel.

Inflected Forms

treadwheels (plural)

Synonyms

walking wheel treadmill tread-wheel

Questions

How do you pronounce treadwheel?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈɛdwˌil/.
What does treadwheel mean?: A large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
Where does treadwheel come from?: From tread + wheel.

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