"German wheel" meaning in English

See German wheel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: German wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} German wheel (plural German wheels)
  1. (circus arts) An apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars. Categories (topical): Circus Translations (An apparatus made of two large rings joined by a set of parallel bars.): roue allemande [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-German_wheel-en-noun-3ZZnjU3b Disambiguation of Circus: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 90 10 Topics: arts, circus, hobbies, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports Disambiguation of 'An apparatus made of two large rings joined by a set of parallel bars.': 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see German, wheel.
    Sense id: en-German_wheel-en-noun-VVi0w7xz

Inflected forms

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