noun
chock; wheel stop; parking curb
A device placed against a wheel to prevent a vehicle from rolling. Also called 車輪止め.
See also: 車輪止め
駐車場の輪止めにタイヤを当てて停めた。
I parked with the tire against the parking curb.
坂道では必ず輪止めをかませてください。
Please always chock the wheels on a slope.
noun
A pin inserted through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in place. Less common than the chock sense.
昔の荷車は輪止めで車輪を固定していた。
Old carts used a linchpin to secure the wheel.
Synonym for the chock sense; more explicitly refers to a wheel stop.
Compound of 輪 (わ, wheel) and 止め (どめ, stopping). The spelling 留め is also used with a similar meaning.