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/three"whee"leuhr, -wee"-/, n.a vehicle equipped with three wheels, as a tricycle, a motorcycle with a sidecar, or some small, experimental, or early-model cars.[1885-90; three wheel(s) + -ER1]
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three-wheeler — UK [ˌθriː ˈwiːlə(r)] / US [ˌθrɪ ˈwɪlər] / US [ˌθrɪ ˈhwɪlər] noun [countable] Word forms three wheeler : singular three wheeler plural three wheelers a vehicle that has three wheels … English dictionary
three-wheeler — three wheel|er [ ,θri wilər, ,θri hwilər ] noun count a vehicle that has three wheels … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
three-wheeler — three′ wheel′er n. trs a vehicle equipped with three wheels, as a tricycle, a motorcycle with a sidecar, or some early model cars • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
three-wheeler — three wheel·er … English syllables
three-wheeler — /θri ˈwilə/ (say three weeluh) noun 1. a vehicle, especially a car, having three wheels. 2. → tricycle (def. 1) …
three-wheeler — ˈ ̷ ̷|(h)wēlə(r) noun Etymology: three (I) + wheel + er : a vehicle with three wheels: as a. : tricycle b. : a motorcycle with a side … Useful english dictionary
