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WHEEL AND AXLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wheel and axle mean?
• WHEEL AND AXLE (noun)
The noun WHEEL AND AXLE has 1 sense:
1. hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
Familiarity information: WHEEL AND AXLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wheel and axle" is a kind of...):
hoist (lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects)
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