lantern wheel

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lantern wheel

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Its shape resembles that of a lantern.

noun lantern wheels

A pinion with cylindrical staves, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates.
Similar: lantern pinion, trundle, wallower

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noun pinion with cylindrical staves instead of teeth

Français	pignon à lanterne, lanterne

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@misc{lantern_wheel_2026,
  title = {lantern wheel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lantern%20wheel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}