1.
2.
[syn: wheeling, rolling]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wheel \Wheel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheeled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wheeling.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel
a load of hay or wood.
[1913 Webster]
2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or
revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a
circle. "The beetle wheels her droning flight." --Gray.
[1913 Webster]
Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled
Her motions, as the great first mover's hand
First wheeled their course. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wheeling \Wheel"ing\, n.
[1913 Webster]
1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or
in a wheeled vehicle.
[1913 Webster]
2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.
[1913 Webster]
3. Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on
wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.
[1913 Webster]
4. A turning, or circular movement.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Wheeling
n 1: a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the
Ohio river
2: propelling something on wheels [syn: wheeling, rolling]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Wheeling, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 268
Housing Units (2000): 115
Land area (2000): 0.320736 sq. miles (0.830702 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.320736 sq. miles (0.830702 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79180
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.786619 N, 93.385353 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 64688
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wheeling, MO
Wheeling
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Wheeling, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 34496
Housing Units (2000): 13697
Land area (2000): 8.400278 sq. miles (21.756620 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.036352 sq. miles (0.094151 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.436630 sq. miles (21.850771 sq. km)
FIPS code: 81087
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 42.131526 N, 87.929586 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 60090
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wheeling, IL
Wheeling
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Wheeling, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia
Population (2000): 31419
Housing Units (2000): 15706
Land area (2000): 13.912197 sq. miles (36.032424 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.906015 sq. miles (4.936557 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 15.818212 sq. miles (40.968981 sq. km)
FIPS code: 86452
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 40.070348 N, 80.698604 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wheeling, WV
Wheeling