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felloe

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈfɛloʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɛləʊ/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • dialectal: /ˈfɛli/ in UK
  • homophone: fellow
  • rhymes with -ɛləʊ
  • rhymes with -ɛli

1

noun

Meaning 1

The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of the several curved segments that constitute the rim.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: felly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rim

History

Etymology

From Middle English felwe, from Old English felg (“harrow, felloe”). Doublet of felly, which see for more information.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: капла (kapla) — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輞 /辋 (wǎng) — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Finnish: vanne — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Galician: camba — The outer rim of a wheel
  • German: Felge — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Ancient Greek: ἴτυς (ítus) — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Irish: feadhán — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Italian: cerchione — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Latin: vītus — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Middle English: felwe — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Polish: dzwono — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Romanian: obadă — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Sanskrit: नेमि (nemi) — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Swedish: fälg — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Tocharian B: yerter — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Turkish: ispit — The outer rim of a wheel
  • Ottoman Turkish: اپسد (ipsid) — The outer rim of a wheel