wheel clamp

noun

A device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine.

Meanings

nounwheel clamp (plural wheel clamps)

plural wheel clamps

  1. A device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine.

    Synonyms: boot, Denver boot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine.

Translations

Arabic مشبك العجلة
  • مشبك العجلةdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Catalan cep
  • cepdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Czech botička
  • botičkadevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Danish hjulklemme, hjullås
  • hjulklemmedevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • hjullåsdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Dutch wielklem
  • wielklemdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Esperanto radblokilo
  • radblokilodevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Finnish rengaslukko
  • rengaslukkodevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
French sabot de Denver
  • sabot de Denverdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
German Autokralle, Parkkralle
  • Autokralledevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Parkkralledevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Radkralledevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Kralledevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Hungarian kerékbilincs
  • kerékbilincsdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Indonesian gembok roda
  • gembok rodadevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Italian attrezzo a chiave per il blocco dei veicoli, ganasce
  • attrezzo a chiave per il blocco dei veicolidevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • ganascedevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • ceppidevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • bloccaruotadevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Norwegian hjulklamp
  • hjulklampdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Persian قفل چرخ
  • قفل چرخdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Polish blokada
  • blokadadevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Spanish cepo
  • cepodevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Swedish klampning, hjulboja
  • klampningdevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • hjulbojadevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Turkish tekerlek kelepçesi
  • tekerlek kelepçesidevice locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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