Wheeled

Wheeled
Wheel Wheel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheeling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood. [1913 Webster]

2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle. ``The beetle wheels her droning flight.'' --Gray. [1913 Webster]

Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled Her motions, as the great first mover's hand First wheeled their course. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Wheeled — Wheeled, a. Having wheels; used chiefly in composition; as, a four wheeled carriage. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wheeled — [hwēld, wēld] adj. 1. having a wheel or wheels 2. having wheels of a (specified) number or kind: used in hyphenated compounds [four wheeled] …   English World dictionary

  • wheeled — [wi:ld] adj having wheels …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wheeled — adjective Date: 1572 1. equipped with wheels < wheeled vehicles > 2. moving or functioning by means of wheels < wheeled traffic > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wheeled — /hweeld, weeld/, adj. 1. equipped with or having wheels (often used in combination): a four wheeled carriage. 2. moving or traveling on wheels: wheeled transportation. [1600 10; WHEEL + ED3] * * * …   Universalium

  • wheeled — adjective /wiːld/ a) Having wheels. a wheeled vehicle b) Having the specified number or type of wheels. a three wheeled car …   Wiktionary

  • wheeled — [[t](h)wild, wild[/t]] adj. 1) equipped with or having wheels (often used in combination): a four wheeled carriage[/ex] 2) moving or traveling on wheels: wheeled transportation[/ex] • Etymology: 1600–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • wheeled — adj. Wheeled is used with these nouns: ↑cart, ↑vehicle …   Collocations dictionary

  • WHEELED TRANSPORT —    The term chariot is often colloquially employed for all forms of wheeled transport in ancient central Italy. Wheeled transport is placed in some 200 graves of central Italy, but is not all of one type. The normal transport in a female tomb is… …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

  • wheeled vehicle — noun a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC • Hypernyms: ↑vehicle, ↑container • Hyponyms: ↑baby… …   Useful english dictionary

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