trailing spokes

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of trailing spoke
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APA

trailing spokes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20spokes

MLA

“trailing spokes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20spokes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trailing spokes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20spokes.

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