back wheel

collocation in English

meaningsofbackandwheel

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back
adjective[before noun]
uk
/bæk/us
/bæk/
at or near the back ...
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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 ofbackandwheelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was a fairly sharp swerve and your son fell over backwards over the side and was run over by thebackwheel.
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In other words, by hitting a depression the front wheel turns in one direction, while thebackwheelgoes straight on.
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I was overhanging a ditch, with the front wheel and thebackwheelon one side.
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It is a pedal bicycle actuated by a motor on thebackwheel.
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When our fighters came in to land, sometimes in the dark and in muddy conditions, thebackwheelused to shake about and cause terrible accidents.
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The machine evolved and was improved with the addition of pneumatic tires, a central crank for the pedals and a coastingbackwheelwith brake.
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A coupling between the motor and thebackwheelensures the derny will not stop dead if the motor seizes.
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Another method to do a bunnyhop is to lift both wheels at the same time instead of front wheel thenbackwheel.
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It featured an almost upright seat tube with a specially formed seat pin which placed the saddle over thebackwheel.
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To simplify the transmission thebackwheelwas unsprung.
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The combination allows for smooth acceleration and slowing, important when the rider taking pace is centimetres from the pacer's shieldedbackwheel.
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Millet's designs had both pedals and a fixed-crankshaft radial engine built into thebackwheel.
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With a normal full-suspension bike thebackwheelmoves in a very tight arc shape.
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The bicycle must be on a stand so that thebackwheelis raised off the ground.
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This bicycle differed from others of its time by having a largerbackwheel, where the rider sat, and a smaller front wheel for steering.
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He managed to stay upright after skillfully negotiating the steel bars, with hisbackwheelslipping on the metallic surface.
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Motorcycle chains are part of the drive train to transmit the motor power to thebackwheel.
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Thebackwheelhas a diameter of 31 inches, the front 38 inches.
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As we spun along, out of nowhere this skinny blond kid was on ourbackwheel.
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This sprag clutch was a forerunner to todays slipper clutches affording a slight amount of slip on overrun in the attempt to stop thebackwheelfrom locking.
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