training wheels
plural noun
: a pair of small wheels connected to the rear axle of a bicycle to help a beginning bicyclist maintain balance
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Dawn Aerospace Dawn has undertaken more than 50 flight tests using jet and rocket engines since 2021, and the latest certification removes the training wheels, so to speak, to unlock unlimited speed at altitudes up to 80,000 ft (~24,385 m).
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Now the training wheels are off and that’s when life really begins.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
Italy's volcanoes were their training wheels–Mount Etna for Katia and Stromboli for Maurice, percussive places with volcanic bombs raining from the sky.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023
Teens, meanwhile, are given few opportunities for responsibility—especially with the kind of training wheels that babysitting used to entail.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Now the training wheels are off and that’s when life really begins.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
Italy's volcanoes were their training wheels–Mount Etna for Katia and Stromboli for Maurice, percussive places with volcanic bombs raining from the sky.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023
Teens, meanwhile, are given few opportunities for responsibility—especially with the kind of training wheels that babysitting used to entail.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Training wheels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/training%20wheels. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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