wiel

Definitions of wiel
  1. noun
    a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
    synonyms: rad
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    onrust
    a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
    fietswiel
    the wheel of a bicycle
    karrenwiel, karrewiel
    a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
    kamrad, kamwiel, rad, radertje, rondsel, tandrad, tandwiel
    a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
    slijpmolen
    a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding
    neuswiel
    a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear
    scheprad, schoepenrad, schoepenwiel
    a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
    draaischijf, pottenbakkersschijf, pottenbakkerswiel
    a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter
    dolly
    small wheel or roller
    molenrad, scheprad, waterrad
    a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
    wieltje, zwenkwiel
    a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
    double, dubbel, stand-in
    an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
    molenrad
    water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill
    noria
    a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel
    planeetrad
    an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
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    mechaniek, mechanisme
    a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
  2. noun
    a small lake
    synonyms: plas, vijver, waterpartij
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    visvijver
    a freshwater pond with fish
    drenkplaats, drinkplaats, wed
    a pond for watering horses
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    meer, vijver
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
  3. noun
    an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
    synonyms: bad, badinrichting, bassin, pool, poolstreek, poule, zwembad, zwembassin
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    badinrichting, binnenbad, zwembad
    pool that provides a facility for swimming
    kikkerbad, kinderbad, kleuterbad, pierenbad
    a shallow pool for children
    sloot
    a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest
    beerput, kiepelton
    a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
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    uitholling
    a hole in the ground made by excavating
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