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Meaning of "wheel clamp" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHEEL CLAMP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHEEL CLAMP

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Wheel clamp 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 WHEEL CLAMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wheel clamp

Wheel clamp

A wheel clamp, also known as wheel boot, parking boot, or Denver boot, is a device that is designed to prevent vehicles from being moved. In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel. In the United States, these devices became known as a "Denver boot" after the city of Denver. Colorado was the first in the country to employ them, mostly to force the payment of outstanding parking tickets.

Definition of wheel clamp in the English dictionary

The definition of wheel clamp in the dictionary is a device fixed onto one wheel of an illegally parked car in order to immobilize it. The driver has to pay to have it removed.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHEEL CLAMP

wheel
wheel and axle
wheel and deal
wheel animalcule
Wheel Blacks
wheel brace
wheel bug
wheel clamping
wheel gauge
wheel horse
wheel lock
wheel man
wheel of fortune
wheel trim
wheel window
wheel wobble
wheel-clamp
wheel-less
wheelbarrow
wheelbase

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHEEL CLAMP

arc lamp
clamp
electric-discharge lamp
floor lamp
fluorescent lamp
fog lamp
gas lamp
headlamp
jumar clamp
kerosene lamp
lamp
neon lamp
oil lamp
standard lamp
streetlamp
table lamp
tail lamp
unclamp
wall lamp
wheel-clamp

Synonyms and antonyms of wheel clamp in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wheel clamp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHEEL CLAMP

Find out the translation of wheel clamp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wheel clamp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wheel clamp» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

车轮钳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abrazadera de la rueda
570 millions of speakers

English

wheel clamp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहिया क्लंप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عجلة المشبك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колесо зажим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

braçadeira de roda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাকা বাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sabot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengapit roda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kralle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホイールクランプ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휠 클램프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wheel clamp
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh kẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்கர முத்திரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाक क्लॅंप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tekerlek kelepçesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

morsetto di rotella
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zacisk koła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колесо затискач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blocare a roții
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφιγκτήρα τροχό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wiel klamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hjul klämma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wheel clamp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wheel clamp

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEEL CLAMP»

The term «wheel clamp» is regularly used and occupies the 85.613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEEL CLAMP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wheel clamp

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHEEL CLAMP»

Discover the use of wheel clamp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wheel clamp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2012
Clamps. Vehicles which are illegally parked or which cause obstruction in a wide area of Central London will be immobilized by the Metropolitan Police or by contractors on their behalf. A wheel clamp, known as the 'Denver Boot', will be fixed ...
David Lowe, 2011
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Modern Diesel Technology: Brakes, Suspension & Steering
Install the wheel clamp to the wheel rim, as shown in Figure 7-14, and the camber/caster gauge to the wheel clamp. On smaller wheels, the camber/caster gauge is usually fitted directly to the wheel hub instead of the wheel rim. Follow the ...
Sean Bennett, 2006
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Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2014
Clamps. Vehicles which are illegally parked or which cause obstruction in a wide area of Central London will be immobilized by the Metropolitan Police or by contractors on their behalf. A wheel clamp, known as the 'Denver Boot', will be fixed ...
David Lowe, Clive Pidgeon, 2014
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Operator's Manual for Truck, Tractor, Line Haul, 52,000 ...
(f) Prop up spare wheel and tire assembly (4) and "fish-out" wheel clamp plate (5) (M915A2). On the M916A1, carefully balancing tire, disengage D-ring (6) on upper end of support strap (7). (g) Repeat steps (c) thru (e) until wheel and tire ...
‎1992
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The Very Best of the Innnovations Catalogue
Innovations. Clamp your own car? When a car is clamped, its pretty well immobilised. This is why the police use clamps on illegally-parked vehicles. But it also means (when used by the private motorist) the dreaded wheel clamp makes a ...
Innovations, 2004
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One Language, Two Grammars?: Differences Between British and ...
(OED 2) As a third example, we will use the verb to wheel—clamp 'to immobilize an unlawfully parked car with a wheel clamp'. The verb describes a method used by inner—city police in Britain from the early 1980s on. The verb is derived ...
Günter Rohdenburg, Julia Schlüter, 2009
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Measuring Your Media Profile
Here is a selection of short extracts from the press during the campaign: New laws to tackle wheel-clamp bandits were being urgently considered by Home Office ministers last night. . . . The demand is backed by the AA and RAC, which have ...
Dermot H. McKeone, 1995
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Heinemann English Dictionary
clamp • clamour verb [Latin clamor a shout] clamp noun 1 any of various devices for pressing, holding or fastening things together, usually with adjustable ends connected by a screw. 2 a wheel clamp. • clamp verb 1 to fasten with or fix in a ...
‎2001
9
Popular Mechanics
Now with the teeth pointing to the right, place the blade on the arbor of the vise and carefully adjust both the blade and the vise so that the area to be ground on each tooth is parallel with the face of the grinding wheel. Clamp the blade lightly to ...
10
Criminal Law
The removal from a car of a wheel clamp by the owner of the clamped car may constitute criminal damage to the wheel clamp, as the wheel clamp is now of diminished usefulness (Lloyd v DPP [1991] Crim LR 904). Scratching a scaffolding ...
Jonathan Herring, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHEEL CLAMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wheel clamp is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amsterdam using wheel clamps to force foreigners to pay parking fines
Amsterdam is bringing back wheel clamps in an effort to force foreign tourists to pay their parking fines. A large number of foreign offenders come from countries ... «NL Times, Jun 15»
2
Tourists beware: Amsterdam is boosting use of the wheel clamp
car number plate - A sign explaining how to use a parking meter Amsterdam traffic wardens are to begin clamping tourists' cars if their owners have been ... «DutchNews.nl, Jun 15»
3
VIDEO: Man seen taking off wheel clamp on busy Dublin st
The footage taken on Bow Street in Smithfield appears to show a man using a hammer to break off a wheel clamp. When the clamp comes off, the gathered ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
4
Man used angle grinder to cut wheel clamp from car in Plymouth
A MAN used an angle grinder to cut off a wheel clamp left by bailiffs on his car – claiming he thought a friend playing a joke had put it there. The device was ... «Plymouth Herald, May 15»
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Man 'used angle grinder to remove wheel clamp' in Plymouth, court …
A MAN took an angle grinder to a wheel clamp left on his car, a court was told. Mark Carey, aged 42, is to face trial for allegedly using the tool to try and remove ... «Plymouth Herald, Apr 15»
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Police target bad drivers with wheel clamp program in Monash …
DRIVERS might soon notice a spike in wheel clamps. ... The wheel clamp program is being tested in Monash, Whitehorse, Boroondara and Manningham until ... «Herald Sun, Apr 15»
7
Police catch frustrated motorist trying to cut off wheel clamp with a …
Police in Manchester stopped a motorist who was about to remove a wheel clamp from his car using a petrol-powered saw. Officers on patrol in the Deansgate ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Drink-driving hairdresser drove 2 miles with missing WHEEL at more …
A reckless drink driver motored on for two MILES with just three wheels - at more ... called police said they thought the car was dragging a wheel clamp with it. «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Woman drives off with wheel clamp still attached to tire on Bad Girls …
Or so an angry woman recently found after leaving an audition for reality TV series Bad Girls Club in Houston. The Oxygen show follows seven rough women ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
10
Police: Driver Crushes Parking Officer's Hand
A Lexus driver attempted to drive off while officers were attaching a wheel clamp to the vehicle, say authorities. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) ... «CBS Local, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Wheel clamp [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wheel-clamp>. May 2024 ».
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