nosewheel

[ nohz-hweel, -weel ]

noun

1. the landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nosewheel¹

First recorded in 1930–35; nose + wheel

Example Sentences

A "catastrophic failure" of a nosewheel bearing caused a holiday jet to leave the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport, a report has found.

From BBC

The video was shot through a fence at some distance, but magnified still images appeared to show the aircraft with its nosewheel clearly off the ground and its parachutes deployed.

From Wall Street Journal

"However, the crew’s actions may have been influenced by the nosewheel juddering," it added.

From BBC