1
a
: any of the small radiating bars inserted in the hub of a wheel to support the rim
b
: something resembling the spoke of a wheel
2
: any of the projecting handles of a boat's steering wheel
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Noun
The stick got caught in the wheel's spokes.
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Jason Barnard, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Wheels Because a tandem bike must accommodate two riders, the wheels are typically reinforced with additional spokes.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The police don't notice when Cooper also manages to dislodge a spoke from the front wheel and hides it in his sleeve.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Saturn's elusive dark ring spokes Wednesday, December 11, 2024: NASA is celebrating ten years of the Hubble Space Telescope's Outer Planter Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program, which helps track weather and seasonal changes in the atmospheres of our solar system's gas giants.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Add hyperlinks from your hub to the wheel pages and vice versa (the spokes).
—Jason Barnard, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Wheels Because a tandem bike must accommodate two riders, the wheels are typically reinforced with additional spokes.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The police don't notice when Cooper also manages to dislodge a spoke from the front wheel and hides it in his sleeve.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Saturn's elusive dark ring spokes Wednesday, December 11, 2024: NASA is celebrating ten years of the Hubble Space Telescope's Outer Planter Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program, which helps track weather and seasonal changes in the atmospheres of our solar system's gas giants.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Spoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoke. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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