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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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
The three-dial cluster is fixed in place, with the twin spokes of the flat-bottom steering wheel rotating around it.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
The fire created imposing scenes for drivers on the highway, as plumes of black spoke spewed over the interstate.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
Eleven protesters were injured, and a policewoman was killed: all the spokes of Matar’s lingering, melancholy new novel connect to this transforming event.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Noun
From there, individual applications can be added as spokes.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
The three-dial cluster is fixed in place, with the twin spokes of the flat-bottom steering wheel rotating around it.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
The fire created imposing scenes for drivers on the highway, as plumes of black spoke spewed over the interstate.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
Eleven protesters were injured, and a policewoman was killed: all the spokes of Matar’s lingering, melancholy new novel connect to this transforming event.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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“Spoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoke. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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