guidewheel

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noun

The wheel used to guide a machine or vehicle; a steering wheel.

OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounguidewheel (plural guidewheels)

plural guidewheels

  1. The wheel used to guide a machine or vehicle; a steering wheel.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéydeti
  3. Proto-Germanic*wītaną
  4. Frankish*wītan
  5. Old Occitanguidar
  6. Old Occitanguida
  7. Old Frenchguide
  8. Middle Englishguide
  9. Englishguide
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  12. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  13. Old Englishhwēol
  14. Middle Englishwhel
  15. Englishwheel
  16. Englishguidewheel

From guide + wheel.

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APA

guidewheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guidewheel

MLA

“guidewheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guidewheel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guidewheel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guidewheel.

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