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behind the wheeladjective
In control of a vehicle; driving.
Etymology: Pragmatic assessment of the position where one steers the wheel.
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Behind the Wheel
Behind the Wheel is Depeche Modes twentieth UK single, released on 28 December 1987, and the third single for the album Music for the Masses. Peaking at #21 in the UK charts, it hit #6 in West Germany. In 1989, the single was ranked #30 on Spin magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Singles Of All Time".
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Behind the Wheel
"Behind the Wheel" is Depeche Mode's twentieth UK single, released on 28 December 1987, and the third single for the album Music for the Masses. Peaking at #21 in the UK charts, it hit #6 in West Germany. The B-Side is a cover of Bobby Troup's standard "Route 66", named after the highway of the same name. The music for the cover is similar, sometimes identical to "Behind the Wheel". In fact, there are several mixes that combine the two together. Martin Gore is the lead singer on "Route 66", while David Gahan and Gore sing "Behind the Wheel" together. For The World Violation Tour in 1990, Gahan sang lead on "Route 66" instead of Gore. There is also a Beatmasters mix of both songs. "Route 66" shows up on Remixes 81 - 04. The remixed version includes a promo for the TV game show Name That Tune and a radio announcement by Wolfman Jack urging young people to register for the Selective Service. There are two music videos for "Behind the Wheel". The original version, from Strange, uses the LP mix. There is also a shortened one using the 7" remix version of the song. It appears on The Videos 86-98. The videos were directed by Anton Corbijn. The video, shot in Italy, opens with the car used in the Never Let Me Down Again video being towed away - the video becoming an unofficial sequel to the one for the previous single.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of behind the wheel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of behind the wheel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of behind the wheel in a Sentence
They are featuring an ‘any woman’ behind the wheel -- that can appeal to a wide swath of humanity -- and juxtaposing that with ‘the crazies’ out there. She is then picked up safely by another ‘any woman’ -- and off they go.
The suspect was passed out behind the wheel, and so the officer tapped on the glass, the guy woke up and he threw the car into drive and went into [ a ] fence.
It's so hard to catch everybody, with this, we can stop them from driving in the first place, and we can catch a broader group of people who are getting behind the wheel because they think they're not impaired.
The Money Team’s an honor to be behind the wheel for Floyd Mayweather’s entrance into NASCAR.
We can't see a safety benefit to having people play Jeopardy on the road through an app, we shouldn't be encouraging drivers to do anything behind the wheel that could impede their ability to drive.
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