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gearwheel

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. gearwheel (noun)
  2. stepped gear wheel (noun)
  3. twisted gear wheel (noun)

gear·wheel

noun \ˈgir-ˌhwēl, -ˌwēl\

Definition of GEARWHEEL

: gear 6a(2)
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First Known Use of GEARWHEEL

circa 1874

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