English Explanatory Dictionary

wheelslip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A problem in starting or running a locomotive or train, where excess power supplied to the driven wheels causes them to turn against the rail, especially when the rails are slippery, without moving the train forward.

Word forms

wheelslip

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 *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip English wheelslip From wheel + slip.

Synonyms

wheelspin
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