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wheeled

adjective
\ ˈhwēld How to pronounce wheeled (audio) , ˈwēld\

Definition of wheeled

1 : equipped with wheels wheeled vehicles
2 : moving or functioning by means of wheels wheeled traffic

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The recent bout began in early May when the North fired a 30-foot-tall missile from an eight-wheeled truck. David E. Sanger, New York Times, "North Korea Missile Tests, ‘Very Standard’ to Trump, Show Signs of Advancing Arsenal," 2 Sep. 2019 From Paris to Berlin, European cities are searching for solutions to the two-wheeled phenomenon that's fast transforming cityscapes worldwide: Electric scooters. Angela Charlton, chicagotribune.com, "Love Chicago’s scooters? Loathe them? Here’s how major European cities are dealing with them.," 15 Aug. 2019 Or the trolly, which features bike baskets affixed to a wheeled metal frame. Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Repurposing abandoned shared bikes into furniture," 5 Aug. 2019 The company plans to offer a device designed by a firm founded by Dean Kamen, the inventor of the two-wheeled Segway personal transporter. Bloomberg News, al.com, "CVS looks to enter home dialysis business with help from Segway," 17 July 2019 After speaking to her troops on Saturday, Yeager reviewed soldiers marching in formation and a parade of military vehicles, including an M-ATV armored vehicle, an eight-wheeled Stryker fighting vehicle, and a Humvee. Daniel Langhorne, latimes.com, "She just made history as the first woman to lead an Army division. Meet Maj. Gen. Laura Yeager," 30 June 2019 Turn on a nearby lamp, and the plant rolls toward the lamp on its wheeled planter. NBC News, "These 'cyborg' plants can sense motion, send alerts and even move around," 19 June 2019 This is the two-wheeled equivalent of a Ferrari victory at Monaco. Jonathan Hawkins, CNN, "MotoGP: Ducati mind games forge unusual bond," 2 Aug. 2019 The proliferation of the two-wheeled devices has brought both joy and angst to urban residents, along with a fair number of fractured bones and head injuries, studies have shown. Los Angeles Times, "Electric scooters are good for the environment, right? Here’s why it’s not so simple," 2 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of wheeled

1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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wheeled

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of wheeled

: having wheels
: having a specified number of wheels

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