wire wheel

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Noun[edit]

A wire wheel on a classic car.

wire wheel (plural wire wheels)

  1. A wheel having a central hub connected to the rim by wire spokes, formerly in common use on automobiles.
    • 1916, Ring W. Lardner, “Three Kings and a Pair”, in The Saturday Evening Post[1]:
      If they hadn't been payin' him all them millions for pitcher plays, he could of got a job in a wire wheel.