SPOKE

Spoke

A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel, connecting the hub with the round traction surface.

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spoke

Noun

  1. A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
  2. A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
  3. A rung of a ladder.
  4. A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill.

Verb

  1. To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.

Verb (etymology 2)



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