English Explanatory Dictionary

wheelspan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The distance between two wheels on the same axle.
verb
  1. simple past of wheelspin.

Word forms

wheelspan wheelspans

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-der. Proto-Germanic *spannō Old English spann Middle English spanne English span English wheelspan From wheel + span.

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