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.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ wiːl/
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General-American:/ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌ(h)wil/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A wheel forming part of the machinery of a cannon or a similar firearm which is turned to train or aim the weapon at a target.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of trailing wheel (“on a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trailing wheel
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle's rear wheel to provide support for new riders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, in-plural
Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stabiliser, stabilizer
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From training (“relating to the moving of a firearm laterally so that it points in a different direction; relating to imparting and acquiring skills”) + wheel.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
tähtäyskoneiston pyörä
— wheel forming part of the machinery of a cannon or a similar firearm which is turned to train or aim the weapon at a target
Chinese Mandarin:
輔助輪 /辅助轮
(fǔzhùlún)
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Danish:
støttehjul
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Finnish:
apupyörä
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
French:
petite roue
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
French:
roulette
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
French:
stabilisateur
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
German:
Stützrad
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Hebrew:
גלגלי עזר
(galgaléj ʕézer)
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Hungarian:
kitámasztó pótkerék
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Hungarian:
támasztókerék
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Hungarian:
segédkerék
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Japanese:
補助輪
(hojorin)
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Macedonian:
по́мошни тр́кала
(pómošni tŕkala)
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Norwegian:
støttehjul
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Polish:
boczne kółko
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Portuguese:
rodinha
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Russian:
трениро́вочное колесо́
(treniróvočnoje kolesó)
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Spanish:
llanta de entrenamiento
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Spanish:
ruedín
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Spanish:
ruedita
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Swedish:
stödhjul
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
Turkish:
eğitim tekerlekleri
— one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders — see also stabilizer
