wheeling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: wheeling	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for wheeling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wheeling n a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river propelling something on wheels Synonym(s): wheeling, rolling
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wheel \Wheel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheeling}.] 1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood. 2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle. [bd]The beetle wheels her droning flight.[b8] --Gray. Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled Her motions, as the great first mover's hand First wheeled their course. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wheeling \Wheel"ing\, n. 1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle. 2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling. 3. Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling. 4. A turning, or circular movement.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wheeling, IL (village, FIPS 81087) Location: 42.13050 N, 87.92364 W Population (1990): 29911 (12998 housing units) Area: 21.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60090 Wheeling, MO (city, FIPS 79180) Location: 39.78659 N, 93.38643 W Population (1990): 284 (127 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64688 Wheeling, WV (city, FIPS 86452) Location: 40.07507 N, 80.69700 W Population (1990): 34882 (17128 housing units) Area: 35.7 sq km (land), 4.9 sq km (water)