wheeled

adjective

ˈ(h)wēld How to pronounce wheeled (audio)
Synonyms of wheelednext
1
: equipped with wheels
wheeled vehicles
2
: moving or functioning by means of wheels
wheeled traffic

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For faster mobility across varied terrains, the wheeled mode provides swift and efficient all-terrain travel. — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Instead, they are sent to a chicken farm where their job is to grab live chickens by the handful and throw them into a wheeled cage, before they are taken to be killed. — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025 Besides, much of the action comes to you: several of the restaurant’s dishes are prepared or plated tableside, on wheeled carts that servers glide showily around the dining room, dispensing Caesar salad and Dover sole in intimate command performances. — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025 The footage also shows the now obligatory abuse, as the wheeled warrior continuously rights itself as it gets pushed around. — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wheeled

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of wheeled was in 1572

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