wheel

/wiːl/ noun

Translation

› [C] a circular object fixed under a vehicle so that it moves smoothly over the ground

tekerlek, çark

My bike needs a new front wheel.16712361

the wheel › a steering wheel (= circular object you turn to direct a vehicle)

direksiyon, direksiyon simidi

You should drive with both hands on the wheel. He fell asleep at the wheel (= while driving).1672

reinvent the wheel › to waste time trying to create something that has been done before

önceden bilinen aynı şeyleri yaparak zaman kaybetmek

1339

→ See also Ferris wheel

(Definition of wheel noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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