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breaking wheel

breaking wheel noun: a wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution.

Noun

breaking wheel (plural breaking wheels)

  1. (historical) A wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution.
    Synonyms:
    Catherine wheel

Synonyms of breaking wheel

Forms of breaking wheel

pluralbreaking wheels

Questions about breaking wheel

What does breaking wheel mean?
Breaking wheel means a wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution.
What part of speech is breaking wheel?
Breaking wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of breaking wheel?
The plural of breaking wheel is breaking wheels.

Words near breaking wheel in the dictionary

  1. breaking through
  2. breaking up
  3. breaking upon the wheel
  4. breaking water
  5. breaking wedlock
  6. breaking wheel
  7. breaking wheels
  8. breaking wind
  9. breaking with
  10. breaking with tradition
  11. breakingly

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