wheelslip

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A problem in starting or running a locomotive or train, where excess power supplied to the driven wheels causes them to turn against the rail, especially when the rails are slippery, without moving the train forward. uncountable
    — Near-synonym: wheelspin

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
Proto-West Germanic *slippjander.
Old Saxon *slippiander.
Middle Low German slippender.?
Middle English slippen
English slip
English wheelslip
From wheel + slip.
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