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noun
The wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wheel
History
Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English nosewheel From nose + wheel.
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