training wheels

plural noun

: a pair of small wheels connected to the rear axle of a bicycle to help a beginning bicyclist maintain balance

Examples of training wheels in a Sentence

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But sharing prompts without teaching the thinking behind them keeps your team on training wheels. John Schneider, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Consider this mini Revlon microdermabrasion wand your training wheels. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2025 What is clear is the Chargers need to remove the training wheels and see if this Johnson experiment at center has any chance of succeeding. Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 July 2025 With Sazerac Rye 100 Proof, Buffalo Trace is effectively acknowledging that the training wheels can come off. Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for training wheels

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of training wheels was in 1950

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“Training wheels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/training%20wheels. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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training wheels

plural noun
: a pair of small wheels connected to the rear axle of a bicycle to help a beginning bicyclist keep balance
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