tread-wheel
- noun
- /trɛd-wil/
- Archaic
:
rueda de paso
- The workers powered the mill by walking inside a massive tread-wheel.
Examples
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In medieval times, a tread-wheel was often used to raise heavy loads in construction.
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Unlike modern engines, the tread-wheel relied entirely on human or animal strength.
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The tread-wheel powered the old mill.
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Many tread-wheels were used in ancient times.
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In medieval times, a tread-wheel was often used to raise heavy loads in construction.
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The workers powered the mill by walking inside a massive tread-wheel.
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Unlike modern engines, the tread-wheel relied entirely on human or animal strength.
Synonyms
3
6.9
A large wheel turned by people or animals to do work
A large wheel people or animals walk on to power machines and lift water
How Powerful
- Specialized
10
3.5
2
3.5
- Archaic
- Specialized
2
9.3
22
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tread-wheel is made from tread ('to step' or 'walk') and wheel ('a round object that turns'). So, a tread-wheel is literally a large wheel that people or animals walked on to make it turn and so power machines or raise heavy loads.