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1) (a part of an army using) big guns on wheels etc (artillery)

2) a bar or a rod on which a pair of wheels turn (axle)

3) a machine with two wheels moved by using pedals (bicycle)

4) (an instrument used for measuring) the thickness of wire, sheets of metal, rubber on a tyre etc; the distance between rails for a train (or between opposite wheels of a train) (gauge)

5) a set of toothed wheels working together in a machine, e.g. to connect the engine of a vehicle with the road wheels (gear)

6) a deep line or track (as if) made by wheels in soft ground; a way of doing something, behaving, living etc that has become (too) established (rut)

7) one of a pair of sharp-toothed wheels on the heels of a rider's boots, used to make the horse go faster (spur)

8) (usually large) container for liquid or gas; an armoured fighting vehicle with guns, moving on belts instead of wheels (tank)

9) a car with a meter for payment, that may be hired for journeys; to move on wheels along the ground: 'The plane taxied/was taxiing along the runway' (taxi)

10) the clutch, gears etc that help to send power from the engine to the wheels (of a vehicle); the act, process, of transmitting (transmission)

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Meaning:
automobile

motor car

land vehicle; car

bicycle

a machine with two wheels moved by using pedals

pedal-driven recreational vehicle

car

a vehicle designed for private use, for (usually four) passengers

vehicle driven on streets

chariot

a horse-drawn vehicle with two wheels, used in ancient times in fighting and racing

machine used for transportation

jeep

a small vehicle designed for use over rough ground

wheeled vehicle for hauling

limousine

a large expensive car, especially with the front seats separated from the back seats by a glass window

land vehicle; car

lorry

a kind of strong vehicle, used for carrying goods

wheeled vehicle for hauling

taxi

a car with a meter for payment, that may be hired for journeys; to move on wheels along the ground: 'The plane taxied/was taxiing along the runway'

land vehicle; car

vehicle

something with wheels and an engine, e.g. a car, lorry, van, bus etc, used for carrying things or people on land

machine used for transportation

WHEELS as in Wiktionary
WHEELS as in Wikipedia