1
a
: any of the small radiating bars inserted in the hub of a wheel to support the rim
b
: something resembling the spoke of a wheel
2
: any of the projecting handles of a boat's steering wheel
Examples of spoke in a Sentence
Noun
The stick got caught in the wheel's spokes.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024
The place was a panopticon: dorms and common spaces radiating out in spokes from a central nurse’s station, where a portrait of Freud kept a watchful eye over all the patients.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 20 July 2024
The roof is like a giant, horizontal bicycle wheel with spokes connecting the edge to the center—and everything is fastened with proprietary hurricane straps.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 9 July 2024
The Trump administration may seek to replace the TPP with a hub-and-spoke approach, in which the United States (the hub) will strike bilateral trade deals with its partners (the spokes).
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
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Noun
For example, capacitive buttons are sometimes put on the spokes of a multifunction steering wheel, as in the image above.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024
The place was a panopticon: dorms and common spaces radiating out in spokes from a central nurse’s station, where a portrait of Freud kept a watchful eye over all the patients.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 20 July 2024
The roof is like a giant, horizontal bicycle wheel with spokes connecting the edge to the center—and everything is fastened with proprietary hurricane straps.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 9 July 2024
The Trump administration may seek to replace the TPP with a hub-and-spoke approach, in which the United States (the hub) will strike bilateral trade deals with its partners (the spokes).
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
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“Spoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoke. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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