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WHEEL AND AXLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wheel and axle" is a kind of...):
hoist (lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects)
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