German wheel
German wheel noun: an apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars.
Noun
German wheel (plural German wheels)
- An apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars.
- First is the German Wheel, two metal hoops six feet in circumference, joined at six points. Inside, gymnast Chris Lashua rolls, turns and spins through a series of gravity-defying somersaults and acrobatics.1997 February, “Big Top For Your Head”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 36
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see German, wheel.
Forms of German wheel
| plural | German wheels |
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Questions about German wheel
- What does German wheel mean?
- German wheel means an apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars.
- What part of speech is German wheel?
- German wheel is a noun.
- What is the plural of German wheel?
- The plural of German wheel is German wheels.
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