treadwheel

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noun

A large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.

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Meanings

nountreadwheel (plural treadwheels)

plural treadwheels

  1. A large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.

    It is so deep no man can draw the buckets on a winch, but they must have an ass inside a treadwheel to hoist them up.

    [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, “A Funeral”, in Moonfleet (Arnold’s English Literature Series), London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC, page 148

    Synonyms: walking wheel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.

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walking wheel

More synonyms by meaning

nouna mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps

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treadmilltread-wheel
Broader
millgrindermilling machinery
Also see
treadmillwalking wheel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tread + wheel.

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APA

treadwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treadwheel

MLA

“treadwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treadwheel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “treadwheel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treadwheel.

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