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nosewheel

nosewheel

7.1
A wheel under the front of an airplane that supports it on the ground
  • noun
  • /ˈnoʊzˌwiːl/
  • Specialized
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  • During the landing, the nosewheel made contact with the runway first, stabilizing the aircraft.

Examples

  • The pilot carefully inspected the nosewheel before takeoff to ensure it was functioning properly.

  • The nosewheel starts to taxi.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The damn flight tower never warns me that the nosewheel is flapping in the breeze.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • When taxiing, the nosewheel helps steer the plane along the taxiway.

How Complex

landing gear
  • Specialized
17 3.1
nosewheel
  • Specialized
7.1

Surface Forms

nosewheel singular
nosewheels plural

Morphology

nosewheel = nose + wheel (transparent) = nose + wheel

The meaning is directly and predictably the wheel located at the nose (front) of an aircraft; components map straightforwardly.

Etymology

Nosewheel is simply two words put together: nose (the 'front' of the plane) and wheel (the 'round part that rolls'). So a nosewheel is the wheel under the plane's nose that holds and helps it move on the ground.