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Ferris wheel definition

☆ Fer·ris wheel (fer′is)

a large, upright wheel revolving on a fixed axle and having seats hanging between two parallel rims: used as an amusement-park ride

Etymology: after George W. G. Ferris (1859-96), U.S. engineer who constructed the first one for the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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