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Meaning of "waywiser" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAYWISER

ˈweɪˌwaɪzə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAYWISER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waywiser is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAYWISER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Surveyor's wheel

A surveyor's wheel, also called a clickwheel, hodometer, waywiser, trundle wheel, measuring wheel or perambulator is a device for measuring distance.

Definition of waywiser in the English dictionary

The definition of waywiser in the dictionary is a device for measuring distance travelled by road.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAYWISER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAYWISER

waylay · waylayer · wayleave · wayleggo · wayless · waymark · waymarked · wayment · Wayne · waypoint · waypost · ways and means · Ways and Means Committee · wayside · wayward · waywardly · waywardness · waywode · wayworn · wayzgoose

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAYWISER

appraiser · atomiser · cruiser · early riser · equaliser · formaliser · fundraiser · hell-raiser · localiser · merchandiser · miser · mobiliser · moisturiser · optimiser · raiser · rationaliser · realiser · riser · steriliser · vaporiser

Synonyms and antonyms of waywiser in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «waywiser» into 25 languages

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAYWISER»

Discover the use of waywiser in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waywiser and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Field knowledge
American poetry
Morri Creech, J. D. McClatchy, 2006
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Guinevere in Baltimore
This is the second collection for Ms Puhak, who is from Catonsville, Maryland.
Shelley Puhak, 2014
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Bundle o' tinder
The third annual Anthony Hecht Prize winning poetry collection.
Rose Kelleher, 2008
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European Collections of Scientific Instruments, 1550-1750
The latter could be stretched onto the waywiser with a spindle. As in the earlier waywisers, each pull was registered by the control wheel and transmitted to the gears of the recording mechanism. The recording mechanism consists of 12 ...
Giorgio Strano, Stephen Johnston, Mara Miniati, 2009
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Annals of Some Remarkable Aërial and Alpine Voyages, ...
In consequence of the fog I could not see distant objects, such as Lake Ladoga, Cronstadt, 8wI here threw out the paper waywiser I 'had made; by means of which I observed, not only here,' but during the rest of the voyage, that it' showed  ...
Thomas Forster, 1832
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The Sleep of Reason
A lyrical examination of liminal states of consciousness and experience.
Morri Creech, 2013
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Shuffle and breakdown
A first collection of poems by Cody Walker of Seattle, who was a finalist For The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize in 2005 and 2006.
Cody Walker, 2009
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Sundials and Roses of Yesterday: Garden Delights Which Are ...
waywiser. Nor can I tell the significance of the vase of coruscating lines of light which appears in both designs. These two dial-makers, as well as Nicholas Kratzer, and our nineteenth century horologier, John S. Bailey, whose home is so near ...
Alice Morse Earle, 2013
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The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
A ODOMETER, or Waywiser, from c$os, a road, and fur^tii, to measure, is an instrument for measuring the length of road travelled by a wheel carriage, from the number of rotations performed by the wheel in a given time. The construction of ...
Sir David Brewster, 1832
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The Edinburgh encyclopedia
ODOMETER, or Waywiser, from oJl>«, a road, and furfur, to measure, is an instrument for measuring the length of road travelled by a wheel carriage, from the number of rotations performed by the wheel in a given time. The construction of such ...
Sir David Brewster, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAYWISER»

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Kansas Poet Laureate set to speak around state
“Odd Evening,” McHenry's third book of poems, will be published by Waywiser Press in 2016. The Kansas Poet Laureate program was established in 2004 by ... «Hutchinson News, Jul 15»
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Eric McHenry of Lawrence named Poet Laureate of Kansas
McHenry's third book of poems, “Odd Evening,” will be published by Waywiser Press in 2016. His debut, “Potscrubber Lullabies,” earned him the Kate Tufts ... «Lawrence Journal World, Apr 15»
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Why Writers Love to Hate the MFA
“The number of writers has increased, but the number of readers has not,” says Joseph Harrison, senior American editor for Waywiser Press. Mr. Harrison is ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Topekan heard Nimoy read his poems aloud
McHenry was living in Seattle, working for the University of Washington's alumni magazine and writing poetry on the side when The Waywiser Press in 2006 ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 15»
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Award-winning Poet and Musician Stephen Kampa '05 to Appear
His most recent book, Bachelor Pad, appeared this spring from The Waywiser Press. He currently divides his time between teaching poetry at Flagler College in ... «Carleton College News, Sep 14»
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Princeton University Library exhibit traces NJ's history through maps
On display in this section is a Waywiser (survey wheel), circa 1850, made of oak and pine and shaped and operated similarly to a wheelbarrow. As the surveyor ... «The Star-Ledger, Aug 14»
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Pulitzer 2014: Bangalore-born Vijay Seshadri wins Pulitzer for poetry
Also nominated as finalists in the poetry category were “The Sleep of Reason,” by Morri Creech (The Waywiser Press) and “The Big Smoke,” by Adrian Matejka ... «India.com, Apr 14»
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Award-winning poet Stephen Kampa to offer reading at Flagler …
So writes poet Stephen Kampa in the title poem of his second collection, "Bachelor Pad," to be released by The Waywiser Press on April 3. Kampa, a Florida ... «ReadMedia, Mar 14»
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West Geauga student wins 2014 Geauga County Bee (with video)
The words that stumped spellers and elicited the terrifying “ding” of the bell were: massage, earthenware, waywiser, bonanza, honcho, mosque and chinchilla. «News-Herald.com, Feb 14»
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The best recent poetry: January 27
Chris Andrews displays an unusual talent for blending intense observation and supernatural sensitivity in Lime Green Chair (Waywiser, £8.99). Lonely folk in a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
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