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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CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Other add-ons that can be seen on bikes in the museum’s collection include acetylene gas headlamps, map cases, tool-carrying attachments and, for ladies’ bicycles, a skirt guard so the fabric would not become tangled in the wheel spokes.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Penwortham substation is a major transmission hub, whose spokes desperately need congestion relief.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2025
Shaped like a wheel, with concentric circles around silk spokes, the webs are sometimes adorned with decorations – called stabilimenta.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Hertzberg and Seres spokes at a news conference announcing Burkhalter's plea.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Other add-ons that can be seen on bikes in the museum’s collection include acetylene gas headlamps, map cases, tool-carrying attachments and, for ladies’ bicycles, a skirt guard so the fabric would not become tangled in the wheel spokes.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Penwortham substation is a major transmission hub, whose spokes desperately need congestion relief.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2025
Shaped like a wheel, with concentric circles around silk spokes, the webs are sometimes adorned with decorations – called stabilimenta.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Spoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoke. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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