Wheelock
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Places
- River WheelockRiver WheelockThe River Wheelock is a small river in Cheshire in north west England. It drains water from the area between Sandbach and Crewe, and joins the River Dane at Middlewich , and then the combined river flows into the River Weaver in Northwich...
in Cheshire in England. - Wheelock, Cheshire, a long village south of Sandbach in Cheshire in England.
- Wheelock, VermontWheelock, VermontWheelock is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 621 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.8 square miles , of which 39.6 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is...
- Wheelock, North DakotaWheelock, North Dakota-External links:*...
, a ghost town in the United States - Wheelock, TexasWheelock, TexasWheelock is an unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas, United States. It is located 15 miles northeast of Bryan and 11 miles southeast of Franklin. Wheelock is located on Farm to Market Road 46 and Farm to Market Road 391...
, a small town near College Station, Texas
Firms and buildings
- Cooper WheelockCooper WheelockCooper Wheelock is a Long Branch, New Jersey, company founded in 1922 specializing in fire alarm and general signaling products. The company is known as an industry leader in fire and industrial signals...
, a manufacturer of fire alarm and general signaling products. - Wheelock CollegeWheelock CollegeWheelock College is a private, coeducational college located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school was founded in 1888 by Lucy Wheelock. The mission of Wheelock College is to primarily improve the lives of children and families...
, a small liberal arts college in Boston, Massachusetts. - Wheelock PlaceWheelock PlaceWheelock Place , is a 21-floor office tower and shopping mall on Singapore's Orchard Road. The building was completed in 1994 as Lane Crawford Place , but closed down in the late 1990s due to the Asian financial crisis. The building was then renamed Wheelock Place, which its owner, Wheelock...
, a building in Singapore. - Wheelock & CoWheelock & CoWheelock and Company Limited is a Chinese financial real estate company based in Hong Kong. It was listed as #1249 on the Forbes 2000 list.The Group's principal activities are property investment, property development, property management and agency, and investment holding. The Group also involved...
, formerly British Hong Wheelock and Marden Company Limited
Other
- Wheelock's Latin, a well-known beginning Latin textbook
- The word "wheelock" occasionally occurs as an improper usage of wheel clampWheel clampA wheel clamp, also known as wheel boot or Denver boot, is a device that is designed to prevent vehicles from being moved. In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel.In the United States, these devices...
- WheellockWheellockA wheellock, wheel-lock or wheel lock, is a friction-wheel mechanism to cause a spark for firing a firearm. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock and the first self-igniting firearm. The mechanism is so-called because it uses a rotating steel wheel to provide...
, a mechanism for firing a gun