at the wheel

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [at stressed th ee hweel, weel]
- /æt stressed ði ʰwil, wil/
- /ət ðə wiːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at stressed th ee hweel, weel]
- /æt stressed ði ʰwil, wil/

Definitions of at the wheel words

noun at the wheel driving or steering a vehicle or vessel 3
noun at the wheel steering a ship, motor vehicle, etc. 3
noun at the wheel in charge; directing activities 3
noun at the wheel a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. 1
noun at the wheel any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel; roulette wheel; spinning wheel. 1
noun at the wheel steering wheel. 1

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Origin of at the wheel

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English whel(e), Old English hwēol, hweohl; cognate with Dutch wiel, Old Norse hjōl; akin to Greek kýklos (see cycle); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for At the wheel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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at the wheel popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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