CATHERINE WHEEL


Meaning of CATHERINE WHEEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-th(ə-)rin- ]

noun

Etymology: Saint Catherine of Alexandria died ab 307 Christian martyr

Date: 1584

1. : a wheel with spikes projecting from the rim

2. : pinwheel 1

3. : cartwheel 2

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.