An alloy wheel is a car wheel cast from light metal rather than pressed steel. A set of alloy wheels.
Being lighter, it improves the ride as well as the look, since the suspension has less to control. An alloy wheel cracks where a steel one bends, which makes a pothole more expensive.
1nounalloy wheelA car wheel cast from light metal rather than pressed steel.
“One alloy wheel was kerbed and cost more than the tyre.”
alloy wheel is a wheel.
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