the London Eye
/ðə ˌlʌndən ˈaɪ/
/ðə ˌlʌndən ˈaɪ/
- a 135-metre high wheel next to the Thames in London. It was opened in 2000 and immediately became very popular. The wheel has glass containers which people travel in as it goes slowly round so that they have a view across the whole city.