spoke

English

/spəʊk/

noun
Definitions
  • A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
  • (nautical) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
  • A rung of a ladder.
  • A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill.
  • One of the outlying points in a hub-and-spoke model of transportation.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spoke inherited from Old English spāca (spoke) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spaikǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*spaikǭ

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