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单词 air wheel
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air wheeln.

Brit. /ˈɛː wiːl/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌ(h)wil/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.1, wheel n.
Etymology: < air n.1 + wheel n.
1. A wheel designed to move air; spec. an aircraft propeller. Now disused.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [noun] > aircraft engine > propeller
airscrew1675
air wheel1832
propeller1842
aeroscrew1902
prop1914
stick1917
1832 Reg. Arts & Jrnl. Patent Inventions 6 273 The grain..falls by a small opening..into the eye of the stone. In its passage it is acted upon by an air wheel, or fan, to which the requisite motion is to be given.
1853 Sci. Amer. 4 June 300/3 Another means of compressing the air..will be by thrusting the air below a sufficient head of water..by means of an air wheel shown in fig. 2—that is, a water wheel inverted in a tank of water.
1876 Scribner's Monthly Feb. 597/2 The new canal boat propellor consists of a large sheet-iron screw..hung in the air at the stern, just clear of the water... The practical results obtained with this air-wheel were [etc.].
1893 U.S. Patent 501,111 1/1 The improved air ship consists essentially of..the air wheel or propeller S [etc.].
1928 U.S. Patent 1,660,257 1/1 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a helicopter... Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical section thereof, the air wheel being in side elevation.
2. A wheel designed to be turned by the impact of air. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > other wheels
well wheel1535
rundle1611
rown-wheel1688
walking wheel1730
side wheel1731
tirl1793
rigger1797
idle wheel1805
vane1842
Gypsy1850
air wheel1860
wind-wheel1867
sprocket1879
friction-wheel1888
Geneva wheel1891
idler1899
1860 U.S. Patent 27,721 1/1 The nature of my invention..consists in winding the spring of a clock or other time piece, by connecting it with an air wheel or motor, so constructed and arranged as to be actuated by currents of air.
1882 U.S. Patent 257,166 1/2 What I desire to claim..is—1. A water or air wheel having a double row of buckets arranged obliquely on the periphery thereof.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 13 Jan. 8/2 Beneath the hopper..is an air-pipe through which nearly all the air for combustion enters. As it enters it is made to pass through the blades of an air-wheel, or turbine, and the passage of the air causes the latter to revolve.
3. = balloon tyre n. at balloon n. Compounds 2. Now historical.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > wheel > rubber or pneumatic tyre
rubber1875
tyre1875
tirea1877
pneumatic1890
cushion1891
cushion-tire1891
pneu1891
solid tyre1891
balloon tyre1899
single-tube1904
tubular tyre1908
shoe1917
solid1919
tubular1924
air wheel1930
skin1954
tub1978
1930 Flight 22 404/1 The Air Wheel..is revolutionary in design, and, as its name implies, the cover has the dual function of a tyre and wheel, being a full balloon cover mounted directly on a hub attached to the 'plane undercarriage.
1932 Times 29 Feb. 17/5 A new tire for small cars has been introduced... It is known as the air wheel and is based on aeronautical experience.
1992 M. Ondaatje Eng. Patient iv. 139 We travel in A-type Ford cars with box bodies and are using for the first time large balloon tires known as air wheels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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