mag wheel

English

Etymology

Clipping of magnesium wheel.

Noun

mag wheel (plural mag wheels)

1. (automotive, originally late 1950s and into 1960s) A wheel for a motor vehicle, made from an alloy of magnesium, typically lighter and offering better heat conduction than steel wheels; often styled in a five-point star pattern; (sometimes also) a wheel made to look like such wheels but not truly of magnesium.

   Synonym: mag (ellipsis)

   Hypernym: alloy wheel

Translations

wheel of magnesium alloy

• French: roue en alliage