wagon wheel

collocation in English

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wagon
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwæɡ.ən/us
/ˈwæɡ.ən/
a vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by horses or oxen, used for transporting heavy goods, especially in ...
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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 ofwagonandwheelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Awagonwheelrolled over him, breaking his neck.
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As of 1992, the total length of the remainingwagonwheelruts was.
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All male captives were forced to walk beside awagonwheel.
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It looked like awagonwheelspinning on an axle, affixed to a base.
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It is an unusual subdivision, in that it is shaped like an incompletewagonwheel.
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The decor included a hugewagonwheeland fishing nets.
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Eventually, they find refuge in a ruined abbey after theirwagonwheelbreaks.
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The rest of the campus is arranged like awagonwheelwith radiating spokes.
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The wagon jack was used for raising eachwagonwheel.
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It should not be confused with rotelle (wagonwheelpasta).
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Thewagonwheelwas a large wheel used to transport yurt and other goods.
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Once assembled, a set of iron tyres were fitted around them, in exactly the same way as a wheelwright would prepare a woodenwagonwheel.
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The party used the oil on the surface to lubricatewagonwheelhubs, as polish, and as a poultice.
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