CATHERINE WHEEL


Meaning of CATHERINE WHEEL in English

/ ˈkæθrɪn wiːl; NAmE / ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually pin·wheel ) noun

a round flat firework that spins around when lit

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (as a heraldic term for a spiked wheel): named after St Catherine (died c. 307), with reference to her martyrdom.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.