WHEEL SPOKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wheel spoke mean? 

• WHEEL SPOKE (noun)
  The noun WHEEL SPOKE has 1 sense:

1. support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

  Familiarity information: WHEEL SPOKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHEEL SPOKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

radius; spoke; wheel spoke

Hypernyms ("wheel spoke" is a kind of...):

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

Holonyms ("wheel spoke" is a part of...):

bicycle wheel (the wheel of a bicycle)

cartwheel (a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim)

wagon wheel (a wheel of a wagon)