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wheel clamp

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مشبك العجلة — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Catalan: cep — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Czech: botička — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Danish: hjulklemme — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Danish: hjullås — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Dutch: wielklem — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Esperanto: radblokilo — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Finnish: rengaslukko — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • French: sabot de Denver — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • German: Autokralle — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • German: Parkkralle — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • German: Radkralle — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • German: Kralle — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Hungarian: kerékbilincs — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Indonesian: gembok roda — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Italian: attrezzo a chiave per il blocco dei veicoli — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Italian: ganasce — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Italian: ceppi — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Italian: bloccaruota — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Norwegian: hjulklamp — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Persian: قفل چرخ — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Polish: blokada — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Spanish: cepo — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Swedish: klampning — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Swedish: hjulboja — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven
  • Turkish: tekerlek kelepçesi — device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven