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Definition of
cogwheel noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cogwheel
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkɑɡwil
/
/
(
also
cog
)
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a wheel with a series of teeth on the edge that fit between the teeth on the next wheel and cause it to move
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cogwheel
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