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wheels

/ ɾː /

plural noun

  1. the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc

    the wheels of government

  2. an informal word for car

  3. a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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But something had gone catastrophically wrong, and mere seconds after its wheels left the ground, the plane was in trouble.

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When Mr Till arrived at London Gatwick Airport in December 2023, he discovered those measurements included wheels, meaning his bag was deemed slightly too big.

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The court heard that the officers narrowly avoided being dragged under the wheels of her car when she sped off.

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It’s not yet 11 a.m., but punk music blasts from the speakers, punctuated by the rumbling and clanking of skateboard wheels on concrete.

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He was immediately passed by Charles Leclerc on the straight, the two cars lightly touching as their trajectories converged, and then by Russell into the first corner, where they banged wheels.

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