nosewheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.

Word forms

nosewheel nosewheels

Etymology

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

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