bicycle wheel

collocation in English

meaningsofbicycleandwheel

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bicycle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaɪ.sɪ.kəl/us
/ˈbaɪ.sə.kəl/
a two-wheeled vehicle that you sit on and move by turning the two pedals (= flat parts you press with ...
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wheel
noun
uk
/wiːl/us
/wiːl/
a circular object connected at the centre to a bar, used for making vehicles or parts of ...
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(Definition ofbicycleandwheelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If large projects are being supported, then a 'bicyclewheel' model of members linked into a central co-ordinating system may be necessary.
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A law that allows anyone to enter a shop and buy abicyclewheel, a bicycle frame, brakes, handlebars and gears, but not a bicycle has to be pretty bad.
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One quadrant of the circle is abicyclewheeland tire; another quadrant is a bicycle gear.
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Thebicyclewheelis grasped by opposing hooks when the central plunger is depressed.
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They were round, plastic beads that attached easily (by snapping in place) ontobicyclewheelspokes.
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In his studio he mounted abicyclewheelupside down onto a stool, spinning it occasionally just to watch it.
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Instead, they use a balance spring; a fine springs connected to the metal balance (imagine abicyclewheelwithout the tire).
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It is a contraption similar to a waterwheel with spokes of abicyclewheel.
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Each gondola had dual baby-buggy wheels in front and abicyclewheelin back for landing gear.
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As he was riding rapidly down a hill, thebicyclewheelstruck a granite paving block dropped by a wagon.
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The wheels themselves were of the suspension type (similar to abicyclewheel).
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Re-pressing the central plunger opens and locks the hooks forbicyclewheelremoval.
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Imagine the object to be a spinningbicyclewheel, held at the axle in the hands of a subject.
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The distance was measured from an optical sensor attached to the hub of abicyclewheeldragged behind the vehicle.
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All available models of the folding bicycle are based on the same hinged bicycle frame and 16 inch (37349 mm)bicyclewheeltyre size.
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It is made to replace a standard 26 inbicyclewheel, and to be able to run off a standard two-stroke mixture of gasoline and oil.
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A company making motor tyres has gone on to making bicycle wheels, aircraft spare parts and has a wholesale and retail department.
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Recently one has seen glasses almost as large as bicycle wheels.
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Fourth, bicycle wheels are totally unsuitable.
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