mag wheel

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Clipping of magnesium wheel.

Noun

[edit]

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

[edit]