(formerly) an apparatus used to produce rotation, in which the weight of people or animals climbing steps on or around the periphery of a cylinder or wheel caused it to turn
2.
a dreary round or routine
3.
an exercise machine that consists of a continuous moving belt on which to walk or jog
Examples of 'treadwheel' in a sentence
treadwheel
Nearby attractions in the port city include the country's oldest treadwheel crane.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
An expansion in 1821 added a treadwheel to tire men out by up to ten hours' work a day.