training wheel

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: trailing wheel, training wheels, tracing wheel

Antonyms: trailing wheel, training wheels, tracing wheel

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|military|historical}} A [[wheel#Noun|wheel]] [[form#Verb|forming]] [[part#Noun|part]] of the [[machinery]] of a [[cannon#Noun|cannon]] or a similar [[firearm]] which is [[turn#Verb|turned]] to [[train#Verb|train]] or [[aim#Verb|aim]] the [[weapon]] at a [[target#Noun|target]].
2. {{lb|en|rail transport|archaic}} {{synonym of|en|trailing wheel|t=on a [[steam locomotive]], an [[unpowered]] wheel or [[axle]] [[locate]]d behind the [[driving wheel]]s}}.
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|Canada|US|and|in the plural|cycling}} One of a [[pair#Noun|pair]] of [[small#Adjective|small]] wheels, each [[attach]]ed to one [[side#Noun|side]] of a [[bicycle#Noun|bicycle]]'s [[rear#Adjective|rear]] wheel to [[provide]] [[support#Noun|support]] for [[new#Adjective|new]] [[rider]]s.

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