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  • 51wheel — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwēol; akin to Old Norse hvēl wheel, Greek kyklos circle, wheel, Sanskrit cakra, Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit, Sanskrit carati he moves, wanders Date:… …

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  • 52wheel lock — 1. an old type of gunlock in which sparks are produced by the friction of a small steel wheel against a piece of iron pyrites. 2. a gun having such a gunlock. [1660 70] * * * Device for igniting the powder in a firearm such as a musket. Developed …

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  • 53Wheel of Fortune (Danish game show) — Infobox Television caption = show name = Lykkehjulet format = Game show rating = TV G picture format = PAL | creator = Merv Griffin starring = Michael Meyerheim, host (1988) Pia Dresner, co host (1988) Bengt Burg, host (1989 ndash;2000) Carine… …

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  • 54Wheel barometer — Barometer Ba*rom e*ter, n. [Gr. ba ros weight + meter: cf. F. barom[ e]tre.] An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 55about — /euh bowt /, prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. 2. connected or associated with: There was an air of mystery about him. 3. near; close to: a man about my height; about six o clock. 4.… …

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  • 56Wheel of Time (film) — Infobox Film name = Wheel of Time caption = director = Werner Herzog producer = Werner Herzog writer = Werner Herzog narrator = Werner Herzog starring = The Dalai Lama Takna Jigme Zangpo music = released = 2003 runtime = 81 min. language =… …

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  • 57Wheel (route) — A Wheel route is a pattern run by a receiver or running Back in American Football. When run by a receiver, the player will immediately run a quick out pattern, then proceed to turn upfield in a curved pattern. Typically this route is run from an… …

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  • 58Wheel —    (Heb. galgal; rendered wheel in Ps. 83:13, and a rolling thing in Isa. 17:13; R.V. in both, whirling dust ). This word has been supposed to mean the wild artichoke, which assumes the form of a globe, and in autumn breaks away from its roots,… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 59wheel flutter — forced oscillation of steerable wheels about their steering axes …

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  • 60wheel torque — the external torque applied to the tire from the vehicle about the spin axis …

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