adj
Meaning 1
Lacking wheels, without wheels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wheelless
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adjective
Meaning 2
having no wheels or having no wheeled vehicles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- dragging a wheelless stoneboat filled with rocks
- wheelless societies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: wheeled
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English wheelless From wheel + -less.