A type of wheel found in high-performance motor vehicles, typically more lightweight than those found in ordinary vehicles, designed to improve performance; usually in plural.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Salina (Kansas) Journal.
Definition of sports wheel in US English:
sports wheel
noun
A type of wheel found in high-performance motor vehicles, typically more lightweight than those found in ordinary vehicles, designed to improve performance; usually in plural.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Salina (Kansas) Journal.