单词 | training wheel |
释义 | training wheeln. 1. = trailing wheel at trailing adj. 2a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1848 |
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