nosewheel

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noun

The wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.

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

nounnosewheel (plural nosewheels)

plural nosewheels

  1. aeronauticsThe wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.

Origin

  1. Englishnose
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  4. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  5. Old Englishhwēol
  6. Middle Englishwhel
  7. Englishwheel
  8. Englishnosewheel

From nose + wheel.

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Translations

Finnish nokkapyörä
  • nokkapyöräwheel of aircraft's nose gear
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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