roadwheelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

The wheels on a tracked vehicle. The roadwheels are marked (5).

roadwheel (複数形 roadwheels)

1. A wheel that supports the weight of a vehicle, especially one with caterpillar tracks.
   • year unknown, Robert E. Peavey, Praying for Slack: A Marine Corps Tank Commander in Viet Nam (ISBN 9781616737450), page 226

     Right below me, passing us by, was a set of wheels that looked exactly like the roadwheels off a tank.

   • 1989, Operator's Manual for Combat Vehicle, Anti-tank, Improved Tow Vehicle, M901, NSN 2350-01-045-1123, page 119

     Check roadwheels and idler wheels for excessive heat, worn mounting holes, and separation of rubber from metal.

   • 2004, Michael Blundell, Damian Harty, The Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle Dynamics, page 493

     Handwheel is the preferred term for what is popularly called the steering wheel. The reason for this distinction is that a typical car has three steering wheels - two are roadwheels and the other is a handwheel.

   • 2008, J. Y. Wong, Theory of Ground Vehicles, John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 9780470170380), page 167

     Consequently, track segments between roadwheels cannot support much load and vehicle weight is primarily supported by the track segments (links) immediately under the roadwheels.