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Definition of
gearwheel noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
gearwheel
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɡɪrwil
/
/
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a wheel in a set of gears, that has pointed parts called
teeth
around the edge
See
gearwheel
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