spokes

/S P OW1 K S/
noun
  1. 1

    A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.

  2. 2

    A projecting handle of a steering wheel.

  3. 3

    A rung of a ladder.

  4. 4

    A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill.

  5. 5

    One of the outlying points in a hub-and-spoke model of transportation.

verb
  1. 1

    To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.

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