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🛤️ A guiding track 🛣️ A vehicle path
wheelway

wheelway

9.1
A groove that guides a wheel or axle in a machine
  • noun
  • /ˈwiːlweɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : canal de rueda
  • He noticed that the wheelway in the old machine had become worn, causing the wheels to wobble.

Examples

  • The wheel rolled smoothly along the wheelway, providing a steady ride for the passengers.

  • As the train approached, the conductor ensured that the wheelway was clear of any debris.

  • Down from Audan Moor rolled the wheelway car into a countryside of great charm.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

guideway
vswheelway
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A track that guides vehicles like trams and buses

is narrower, used for channels that support a wheel or its axle

How Deep

channel
57 3.8
rut
8 5.7
wheelway
  • Specialized
9.1
groove
41 3.7
slot
53 2.3

Surface Forms

wheelway singular
wheelways plural

Morphology

wheelway = wheel + way (transparent) = wheel + way

The meaning 'channel or track for a wheel' follows directly from 'wheel' + 'way' with 'way' as channel/path, so the relation is clear.

Etymology

Wheelway comes from the simple parts wheel (the round part that turns) and way ('path' or 'road'), so imagine a tiny road inside a machine that guides a wheel. That's why a wheelway is a groove or channel that supports and keeps a wheel or axle moving straight.