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Meanings of wheel in English

Portuguese
bici
Catalan
bici
Wikidata

A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals.

        bici
        Portuguese
        volante
        Catalan
        volant
        Spanish
        volante

        A circular object used to steer certain types of vehicles.

              volante
              Portuguese
              roleta
              Catalan
              ruleta

              Game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in.

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                    roleta
                    Catalan
                    roda
                    Spanish
                    rueda

                    An instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims.

                          roda
                          Usage of wheel in English
                          1
                          The balance wheel turns; the tides change; the sands of occasion shift.
                          The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
                          2
                          In this case, one less wheel is responsible for more fuel economy.
                          Wired
                          3
                          Remember, this thing doesn't need much energy for a mere spinning wheel.
                          Wired
                          4
                          Budget 2016: is George Osborne asleep at the wheel of UK's economy?
                          The Guardian
                          5
                          They don't stop the wheel; they just let you think it's stopped.
                          The big bite
                          6
                          The defense companies willing to wheel and deal in this gray market?
                          Wired
                          7
                          That probably makes me the best third wheel ever seen, he said.
                          News.com.au
                          8
                          A good footballer and a very important cog in the '95 wheel.
                          Independent.ie
                          9
                          The wheel went round and the ball dropped in the stranger's favor.
                          Peak and Prairie / From a Colorado Sketch-book
                          10
                          They are the stick in the spinning wheel of the modern marketplace.
                          Financial Crime and Corruption
                          11
                          Hopefully people will know I'm right up there when we're going wheel-to-wheel.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          Behind the wheel Clearly has speed but he needs racecraft as well.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          So I left the wheel and went forward to bring her back.
                          Kensuke’s Kingdom
                          14
                          These include motorbikes, four-wheel drives, lawn mowers - particularly in long vegetation.
                          Radio NZ
                          15
                          Help Bill Adams fit new tires on every wheel you can find.
                          On the Beach
                          16
                          I've been using a wheel for about eight years now, he said.
                          Jamaica Observer
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                          Translations for wheel
                          Wheel through the time
                          Wheel across language varieties
                          Australia
                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
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                          Common
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