Meanings
verbunwheel (third-person singular simple present unwheels, present participle unwheeling, simple past and past participle unwheeled)
present singular third person unwheels · participle present unwheeling · participle past unwheeled · past unwheeled
- transitiveTo remove the wheel or wheels from.
I was also aware that if I did not unwheel the engine on the first shift that it would probably be unwheeled by Mr. Bryant.
1936, United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board, Awards of the Second Division (volume 66, issues 6212–6264, page 8)
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Germanic*anda-
- Proto-West Germanic*anda-
- Old Englishand-
- Old Englishon-
- Middle Englishon-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
- Proto-Germanic*hweulō
- Old Englishhwēol
- Middle Englishwhel
- Englishwheel
- Englishunwheel
Cite this entry
APA
unwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwheel
MLA
“unwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unwheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwheel.
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