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gear·wheel
/
ˈgɪərˌʰwil, -ˌwil
/
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[
geer
-hweel, -weel
]
Show IPA
noun
a
wheel
having teeth or cogs that engage with those of another
wheel
or part; cogwheel.
Also,
gear wheel.
Origin:
1870–75;
gear
+
wheel
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gearwheel
(ˈɡɪəˌwiːl)
—
n
another name for
gear
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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