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A military maneuver executed in order to change the direction of movement of a formation, as of troops or ships, in which the formation is maintained while the outer unit describes an arc and the inner or center unit remains stationary as a pivot.
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A solid disk or a rigid circular ring connected by spokes to a hub, designed to turn around an axle passed through the center.
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A spinning wheel.
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A water wheel.
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verb-transitive
To cause to turn around or as if around a central axis; revolve or rotate.
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To provide with wheels or a wheel.
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To roll, move, or transport on wheels or a wheel.
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verb-intransitive
To fly in a curving or circular course: A flock of gulls wheeled just above the dock.
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To roll or move on or as if on wheels or a wheel.
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To turn around or as if around a central axis; revolve or rotate.
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To turn or whirl around in place; pivot: "The boy wheeled and the fried eggs leaped from his tray” ( Ivan Gold).
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verb
To turn on or as if on an axis.
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To change direction as if revolving on a pivot.
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To move or extend in a circle or curve.
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To travel on or as if on or in a vehicle.
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To cause to turn on or as if on an axis.
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idiom
At Directing or controlling; in charge.
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At Operating the steering mechanism of a vehicle; driving.
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