# wheelslips

**Pronunciation:** WHEELSLIPS

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Wheelslips means a problem in starting or running a locomotive or train, where excess power supplied to the driven wheels causes them to turn against the....

## Examples

- The article uses wheelslips to mean (rail transport) A problem in starting or running a locomotive or train, where....
- The teacher asked students to find wheelslips in the reading.
- Check the words around wheelslips to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the wheelslips — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a wheelslips.
- wheelslips in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked wheelslips in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- wheelslips example — The teacher gave a wheelslips example.
- wheelslips meaning — We checked the wheelslips meaning before moving on.

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