wheel well

noun

The section of a car or truck under the fender, where the wheel has space to rotate.

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Meanings

nounwheel well (plural wheel wells)

plural wheel wells · alternative wheelwell

  1. The section of a car or truck under the fender, where the wheel has space to rotate.
  2. The areas in an airplane's fuselage for the landing gear to retract into.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wheelhouse
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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