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disk wheel |
a wheel with a solid disk instead of spokes between hub and rim, used esp. on automobiles. |
freewheel |
a device in the rear hub of a bicycle that lets the rear wheel continue turning after the pedals are stopped. [1/4 definitions] |
ganglion |
any place where activity, industry, learning, or the like is concentrated; hub. [1/2 definitions] |
hubcap |
a round metal cover over the hub of a car wheel. |
nave2 |
the center of a wheel; hub. |
outlying |
away from the center or hub; distant or out-of-the-way. |
propeller |
a device used to make an airplane or ship move forward. A propeller is made of tilted blades that are attached to and spin around a hub. |
rim |
the outer part of a wheel, usu. connected to the hub by spokes. [1/6 definitions] |
screw propeller |
two or more blades mounted on a hub so that, when rotated, they push air or water backward to give an aircraft or ship forward thrust; propeller. |
spinner |
a cap that fits over the hub of an airplane propeller and spins with it. [1/4 definitions] |
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