sprocket wheel

Variant of sprocket

sprocket definition

sprocket (spräk′it)

noun

  1. any of a number of teeth or points, as on the rim of a wheel, arranged to fit into the links of a chain
  2. a wheel fitted with sprockets on its outer rim, used in a chain drive
    in full sprocket wheel

Etymology: Early ModE < ?

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