wheeling

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Wheeling
    n 1: a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the
         Ohio river
    2: propelling something on wheels [syn: {wheeling}, {rolling}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wheeling \Wheel"ing\, n.
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   1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or
      in a wheeled vehicle.
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   2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.
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   3. Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on
      wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.
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   4. A turning, or circular movement.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wheel \Wheel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheeled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wheeling}.]
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   1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel
      a load of hay or wood.
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   2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or
      revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a
      circle. "The beetle wheels her droning flight." --Gray.
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            Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled
            Her motions, as the great first mover's hand
            First wheeled their course.           --Milton.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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)
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Wheeling, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    268
   Housing Units (2000): 115
   Land area (2000):     0.320736 sq. miles (0.830702 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.320736 sq. miles (0.830702 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            79180
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             39.786619 N, 93.385353 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     64688
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Wheeling, MO
    Wheeling
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Wheeling, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    34496
   Housing Units (2000): 13697
   Land area (2000):     8.400278 sq. miles (21.756620 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.036352 sq. miles (0.094151 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    8.436630 sq. miles (21.850771 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            81087
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             42.131526 N, 87.929586 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     60090
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Wheeling, IL
    Wheeling
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Wheeling, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia
   Population (2000):    31419
   Housing Units (2000): 15706
   Land area (2000):     13.912197 sq. miles (36.032424 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.906015 sq. miles (4.936557 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    15.818212 sq. miles (40.968981 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            86452
   Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
   Location:             40.070348 N, 80.698604 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Wheeling, WV
    Wheeling
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