training wheeln.
/ˈtreɪnɪŋ wiːl/, U.S. /ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌ(h)wil/ 1. = trailing wheel at trailing adj. 2a. Now rare.
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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 > of specific type or position
cartwheelc1386
truckle1459
trundle1564
clog-wheel1575
trindle1594
coach-wheel1647
roulette1659
roller1763
horizontal wheel1794
castora1800
castor-wheel1805
artillery wheel1834
training wheel1848
trailing wheel1850
spider-wheel1868
front wheel1878
trailer1884
trendle1887
wire wheel1907
square wheels1924
jockey-wheel1952
1848 Morning Chron. 3 Mar. 3/5 The engine had got into motion, and the training-wheel ran up the calf of his leg.
1907 Motor Traction 3 Aug. 111/1 The front wheels..effect the steering, and the centre wheels the driving, while the training wheels are represented by the back wheels.
1911 Industr. World 6 Mar. 283/2 The total wheel base is 35 feet 2½ inches,..the diameter of the training wheels being 54 inches.
2. A wheel that is turned in order to train a cannon or other firearm. Now historical.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > other specific parts
touch plate1508
maniglion1704
gun-lock screw1731
match pipe1740
quoin of mire1797
bricole1809
tumbler-screw1843
training wheel1875
hand1880
side lever1892
gun-lock spring1894
gun control1909
magazine well1948
1875 A. P. Cooke Text-bk. Naval Ordnance & Gunnery vii. 356 Nomenclature... S.—Training Wheel.
1883 Van Nostrand's Engin. Mag. Nov. 436/2 To throw the following volley to the right or left of the preceding one, it is only necessary to turn slightly the training wheel.
1918 T. D. Parker Spy on Submarine viii. 131 There was no gun mount, no training wheels, no sign of ammunition hoists.
1942 Boys' Life Dec. 9/1 Bill Pepper was trainer on the gun crew, too. If he had a bad wrist, he couldn't work the training wheel.
2002 J. J. Gobbell When Duty whispers Low (2004) xv. 145 ‘Load and shoot!’ Ingram yelled, giving his training wheels a slight adjustment.
3. Chiefly North American. In plural. A pair of small wheels fitted one on either side of the rear wheel of a bicycle, to add stability when learning to ride. Also figurative. Cf. stabilizer n. 1d and earlier trainer wheels n. (b) at trainer n. Compounds 2.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > wheels
guider1886
steering wheel1888
free wheel1899
trainer wheels1918
training wheel1950
1950 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 3 Aug. b6/1 (advt.) Girl's small bicycle, adjustable training wheels.
1970 G. Scott-Heron Vulture ii. 114 My baby brother had given up the idea of Santa Claus, but he got a bicycle with the training wheels.
1985 Working Mother May 49/2 Who can forget..the sheer joy of knowing that neither your parents nor training wheels were holding the bicycle up?
1994 Canad. Aviation News 28 Mar. 1/3 It is like learning to ride a bicycle without the training wheels.
2011 P. Tanous & J. Cox Debt, Deficits, & Demise of Amer. Econ. vii. 86 At some point the economy is going to have to take the training wheels off.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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