The wheel that drives a clock's pendulum, corresponding to the balance wheel in a watch.

An inclined wheel that drives a wallower in a mill.

A wheel with fans on its rim for producing a current of air.

(engineering) A wheel with the cogs on the face of the edge like a spur.

Synonym of devil's wheel (“amusement ride”)

Synonym of devil's wheel (“amusement ride”)

An amusement ride consisting of a circular platform that rotates rapidly while riders try to stay on it.

plural of wheel shop

(rail transport) A workshop where wheels of locomotives and other railway vehicles are maintained.

(nautical) A rope with a becket at one end and a hook at the other, used to hold the ship's wheel (the helm) in fixed position. Normally used in pairs, with the becket on a spoke and the hook on a ring in the deck.