wheelset

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/ˈwiːlsɛt//ˈhwiːlsɛt/

noun

A wheel and axle combination, such as the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready-made set; or an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels.

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Meanings

nounwheelset (plural wheelsets)

plural wheelsets

  1. A wheel and axle combination, such as the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready-made set; or an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels.

    One (37419 [...]) has moved to LORAM Derby by road, having suffered major wheelset damage on a recent West Highlander charter.

    2019 November 20, “Fleet News”, in Rail, page 32

Origin

From wheel + set.

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Translations

Finnish pyöräkerta
  • pyöräkertaA wheel and axle combination
German Radsatz
  • RadsatzA wheel and axle combination
Spanish rodal
  • rodalA wheel and axle combination
Cite this entry
APA

wheelset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelset

MLA

“wheelset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelset. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheelset,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelset.

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