English Explanatory Dictionary

chainwheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of chainring (“bicycle part”).

Word forms

chainwheel chainwheels

Etymology

Etymology tree English chain Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English chainwheel From chain + wheel.

Synonyms

chainring
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