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wheeler

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1. wheeler - Noun

2. Wheeler - Proper noun

Meaning

The European goatsucker.

One who wheels, or turns.

A maker of wheels; a wheelwright.

A wheel horse. See under Wheel.

A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.

A worker on sewed muslin.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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According to his student Lynde Wheeler, of the existing portraits this is the most faithful to Gibbs's kindly habitual expression. Source: Internet

According to Embark President David B. Wheeler, the speaking fee for Musharraf would be in the $150,000–200,000 range for a day plus jet and other V.I.P. arrangements on the ground. Source: Internet

A family court judge on Tuesday approved an undisclosed financial settlement and gave Wheeler permission to apply for a divorce decree which will bring the marriage to an end. Source: Internet

After the ship was launched, the QE2 was fitted out with a steam turbine propulsion system utilising three Foster Wheeler E.S.D II boilers, which provided steam for the two Brown-Pametrada turbines. Source: Internet

Also, COO Michael Joseph Wheeler sold 11,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. Source: Internet

A quote usually attributed either to David Wheeler or Butler Lampson reads: "There is no problem in computer science that cannot be solved by adding another layer of indirection, except having too many layers of indirection". Source: Internet

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