English Explanatory Dictionary

wheelpit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pit in the ground, in which the lower part of a flywheel runs.

Word forms

wheelpit wheelpits wheel pit

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English wheelpit From wheel + pit.

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