Definitions
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- adjective dated Riding a
bicycle . - adjective travelling by a wheeled vehicle; mobile
- adjective circling, moving in the shape of a wheel
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Originally we were supposed to conduct the interview on bikes (or "awheel" as the British say) but it ended up snowing and I was afraid that, in the event of a fall, Mr. Thurston (coddled, as are all of his countrymen, by free medical care) would find himself hopelessly embroiled in our country's labyrinthine health care system.
Keeping it Reeled In: Hope or Delusion? BikeSnobNYC 2009
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The truth is, I'm beginning to suspect that there may indeed be a "cycling conspiracy" afoot or awheel, though it doesn't involve the UN.
Conspiracy Theory: "Soylent Green is Douches!" BikeSnobNYC 2010
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That kind of reflexive comment displays a failure of imagination almost as bad as the failure to conceive of awheel.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Christopher Columbus — Hero or Villain? 2009
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Meanwhile, as if this weren't disturbing enough, a number of readers have informed me that in Philadelphia a political movement is awheel that would require cyclists to register their bicycles and obtain license plates for them.
Friday BSNYC Pleasure Examination! BikeSnobNYC 2009
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That kind of reflexive comment displays a failure of imagination almost as bad as the failure to conceive of awheel.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Christopher Columbus — Hero or Villain? 2009
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As you may be aware, there is a genteel, non-competitive cycling conspiracy (GNCCC) afoot (or awheel) in New York City, and to a certain extent Robert Sullivan is its literary voice, giving it ready access to media outlets such as the Times.
Archive 2009-09-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Yesterday while awheel on the Ironic Orange Julius Bike, I stopped for a red light at a busy downtown Manhattan intersection.
Laissez-Fairing: Rules vs. Aerodynamics BikeSnobNYC 2009
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As you may be aware, there is a genteel, non-competitive cycling conspiracy (GNCCC) afoot (or awheel) in New York City, and to a certain extent Robert Sullivan is its literary voice, giving it ready access to media outlets such as the Times.
Power Struggle: Sucking, and Sucking it Up BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Meanwhile, as if this weren't disturbing enough, a number of readers have informed me that in Philadelphia a political movement is awheel that would require cyclists to register their bicycles and obtain license plates for them.
Archive 2009-11-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Its light glimmered on the river and on the wings of carrion fowl awheel overhead.
Time Patrolman Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1983
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