'fifth wheel' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'fifth wheel' with 2 example sentences.
- fifth wheel noun
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: someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
: a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate
I don't want to be a fifth wheel.
Robert is the fifth wheel on the safety committee.