awheeladv.
/əˈ(h)wiːl/ On wheels; on a bicycle, bicycling. Cf. a-wheels adv.
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society > travel > transport > cycling > [adverb]
awheel1887
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [adverb] > on wheels
wheelingly1611
a-wheelsa1637
awheel1944
1887 G. B. Thayer (title) Pedal and Path. Across the Continent Awheel and Afoot.
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Oct. 5 I have looked forward to my annual trips awheel..with ..delight.
1890 Pict. World 4 Dec. 706/2 The average cyclist will not perhaps be tempted awheel on a dirty day.
1903 A. Jose (title) Two Awheel and some others afoot in Australia.
1944 Return to Attack (Army Board, N.Z.) 12/2 Square mile after square mile of clanking armoured vehicles, rumbling lorries, bouncing guns and limbers, and roaring motor cycles... This huge force was completely awheel.
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