high-wheeler

noun

An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.

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penny farthing
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Meanings

nounhigh-wheeler (plural high-wheelers)

plural high-wheelers

  1. An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.
  2. Synonym of penny farthing (“old type of bicycle”).

    Synonyms: penny farthing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of penny farthing (“old type of bicycle”).

Similar
penny farthing

Origin

From high wheel + -er.

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APA

high-wheeler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-wheeler

MLA

“high-wheeler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-wheeler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high-wheeler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-wheeler.

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