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What (who) is spur wheel - definition

GEOGRAPHICAL TERM FOR A LATERAL RIDGE OR TONGUE OF LAND
Spur (landform); Spur ridge; Hill spur; Spur (mountain); Mountain spur; Rock spur

spur wheel      
¦ noun a gearwheel with teeth projecting parallel to the wheel's axis.
Calcaneal spur         
  • Inferior calcaneal spur
EXOSTOSIS THAT RESULTS IN AN ABNOMAL GROWTH LOCATED IN CALCANEUS
Heel spurs; Heel spur; Heel Spur; Inferior calcaneal spur; Posterior calcaneal spur; Posterior heel spur; Inferior heel spur; Calcar calcanei; Calcaneal spurs
A calcaneal spur (also known as a heel spur) is a bony outgrowth from the calcaneal tuberosity (heel bone). Calcaneal spurs are typically detected by x-ray examination.
Train wheel         
  • flanged railway wheel]]
  • The small rail wheels fitted to road-rail vehicles allow them to be stored away when the vehicle is in road-going mode.
  • Train wheels rolling on a train track in [[Japan]], 2022
  • [[Railway wheel flange]] (left)<br>[[Tram wheel flange]] (right)
TYPE OF WHEEL SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE ON RAIL TRACKS
Railway wheel; Railroad wheel; Rail wheel; Guide wheel
A train wheel or rail wheel is a type of wheel specially designed for use on railway tracks. The wheel acts as a rolling component, typically press fitted onto an axle and mounted directly on a railway carriage or locomotive, or indirectly on a bogie (in the UK), also called a truck (in North America).

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Spur (topography)

A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge. It can also be defined as another hill or mountain range which projects in a lateral direction from a main hill or mountain range.

Examples of spurs include:

  • Abbott Spur, which separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier and Allison Glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica
  • Boott Spur, a subpeak of Mount Washington
  • Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of California's Sierra Nevada
  • Kelley Spur, four kilometres (two nautical miles) east of Spear Spur on the south side of Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica
  • Geneva Spur on Mount Everest
  • Sperrin Mountains in Northern Ireland