Meaning of wheel shop | Babel Free
Definitions
A workshop where wheels of locomotives and other railway vehicles are maintained.
Examples
“In the wheel shop⟳ a wheel-welding machine, the first of its kind on British Railways when it was installed in 1955, uses a "Lincoln" submerged arc welding head to build⟳ up the diameter of old wheel centres (from the 1880 to 1910 era). [p162] Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and functions of shops [...] Wheel Shop⟳: Preparation and assembly of wheel and axle sets.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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