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spokes

noun

Meaning

  1. A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
  2. A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
  3. A rung of a ladder.
  4. A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill.
  5. One of the outlying points in a hub-and-spoke model of transportation.
  6. To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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