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Wheels or Rims ?

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#1 ·
This Might be STUPID ?
Wat is the Proper Word for this ? Is it a Wheel or a Rim ? The rim is the outter part of the Wheel ? So if U don't Have a Wheel ? U don't Have a Rim ?
Now They Do Make a Wheel less Rim !!

So Please tell me !! Is it a Wheel or a Rim ??? :food-smiley-019: :z1-2: :doh:
 
#3 ·
rim ....means something totally different to me.....:z1-2:
 
#5 ·
rim (rm)
n.
1. The usually curved or circular border or edge of an object. See Synonyms at border.
2. The circular outer part of a wheel, furthest from the axle.
3. A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted.

wheel (hwl, wl)
n.
1. A solid disk or a rigid circular ring connected by spokes to a hub, designed to turn around an axle passed through the center.
 
#36 ·
who likes a rim ?
 
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