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Wheel
Wheel Wheel, v. i.
1. To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more
about; to rotate; to gyrate.
The moon carried about the earth always shows the
same face to us, not once wheeling upon her own
center. --Bentley.
2. To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or
pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right.
Being able to advance no further, they are in a fair
way to wheel about to the other extreme. --South.
3. To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.
Then wheeling down the steep of heaven he flies.
--Pope.
4. To roll forward.
Thunder mixed with hail, Hail mixed with fire, must
rend the Egyptian sky, And wheel on the earth,
devouring where it rolls. --Milton.
Meaning of Wheel from wikipedia
- A
wheel is a
circular component that is
intended to
rotate on an axle bearing. The
wheel is one of the key
components of the
wheel and axle
which is one...
- A
Ferris wheel (also
called a
Giant Wheel or an
observation wheel) is an amu****t ride
consisting of a
rotating upright wheel with
multiple p****enger-carrying...
-
water wheel is a
machine for
converting the
energy of
flowing or
falling water into
useful forms of power,
often in a watermill. A
water wheel consists...
- A
steering wheel (also
called a
driving wheel (UK), a hand
wheel, or
simply wheel) is a type of
steering control in vehicles.
Steering wheels are used...
- A
spinning wheel is a
device for
spinning thread or yarn from fibres. It was
fundamental to the
cotton textile industry prior to the
Industrial Revolution...
- The
Wheel of Death, in the
context of
acrobatic circus arts, is a
large rotating apparatus on
which performers carry out
synchronized acrobatic skills...
-
Stealers Wheel were a
Scottish folk rock/rock band
formed in 1972 in Paisley, Scotland, by
former school friends Joe Egan and
Gerry Rafferty.
Their best-known...
- The
dharmachakra (Sanskrit: धर्मचक्र; Pali: dhammacakka) or
wheel of
dharma is a
widespread symbol used in
Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism...
- The
breaking wheel or
execution wheel, also
known as the
Wheel of
Catherine or
simply the
Wheel, was a
torture method used for
public execution primarily...
- In Unix
operating systems, the term
wheel refers to a user
account with a
wheel bit, a
system setting that
provides additional special system privileges...
