to spoke
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8.2
- verb
- /spoʊk/
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- The bicycle was equipped with a new set of spoked wheels that made riding smoother.
- spoked wheel
- spoked rim
- steering wheel spokes
Examples
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Some sort of spoked wheel stood behind the women, lashed down so it could not turn, but no tiller.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the technology got better with the pneumatic tire and the wire-spoked wheel, the bikes became more comfortable.
Blog text (11) -
Two: a spoked wheel with a light spring and a weight closer to the center.
Blog text (5) -
One of the spoked wheels was permanently flat.
Fiction book (1998) -
Spoked wheels were difficult to model, and the surface finish could only simulate that of the final chair.
Academic text (1993) -
The flag also contains a 16-spoke red chakra, or spoked wheel, in the center, representing movement and progress.
Blog text (13) -
Kel turned around to follow her gaze; she was staring at one of the larger vessels, a giant spoked wheel, the first of the second wave of generation ships.
Fiction book (2001) -
On any summer day, you might see an intricately carved white horse with eyes of lapis drawn on its silver-spoked wheels among the rosebushes of Mirabell.
Fiction book (1997) -
During the repair, they carefully replaced the damaged spoked wheel with a brand new one.
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She admired the intricate design of the spoked wheel on the antique cart.
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.2
A transport system where local routes meet at a central place, like an airport, for long trips
- Specialized
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5.8
A way of moving people where local flights connect at one main airport for long flights
- Specialized
When the metal rods that hold a bicycle wheel are out of position and the wheel wobbles
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb spoke comes from the noun spoke, meaning a 'stick' for a wheel, so to spoke a wheel is to put in or add those sticks to make the wheel strong.