trailing spoke

noun

In wheelbuilding, a spoke that points from the hub flange in the opposite direction to the rotation of the wheel.

Similar
driving spokepulling spoke
Opposite
leading spoke
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Meanings

nountrailing spoke (plural trailing spokes)

plural trailing spokes

  1. cyclingIn wheelbuilding, a spoke that points from the hub flange in the opposite direction to the rotation of the wheel.

    Synonyms: driving spoke, pulling spoke · Antonyms: leading spoke

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn wheelbuilding, a spoke that points from the hub flange in the opposite direction to the rotation of the wheel.

Similar
driving spokepulling spoke
Opposite
leading spoke

Translations

German Zugspeiche
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APA

trailing spoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20spoke

MLA

“trailing spoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20spoke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trailing spoke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20spoke.

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