Meaning & use
chocks
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Wedge-shaped blocks placed against the wheels of a vehicle or aircraft to keep it from moving.
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The ground crew placed chocks under the plane's wheels before refueling.
Always set the chocks before leaving a parked trailer on a slope.
A note on using this word
Common in aviation and trucking; "chock" also works as a verb meaning to secure something with a wedge.
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wedgesblocks
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