Ferris wheel

Fer·ris wheel

Ferris wheel

an amusement-park ride consisting of a large, upright, revolving wheel with seats for the riders attached at equidistant points along its rim

Origin of Ferris wheel

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

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Ferris wheel

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noun

An amusement ride consisting of a large upright rotating wheel having suspended seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves.

Origin of Ferris wheel

After George Washington Gale Ferris (1859-1896), American engineer

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Noun

(plural Ferris wheels)

A ride, at a fair, consisting of a large upright rotating wheel having suspended seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves.

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