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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pin•wheel•ing (pin′hwē′ling, -wē′-),USA pronunciation n. [U.S. Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsthe act of turning a multiple-screw ship within a minimum radius by having some engines going forward and others going in reverse.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pin•wheel /ˈpɪnˌhwil, -ˌwil/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Gamesa toy consisting of a small wheel with paper or plastic vanes attached by a pin to a stick, designed to spin when blown.
v. [no object] - to revolve rapidly like a pinwheel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pin•wheel (pin′hwēl′, -wēl′),USA pronunciation n. - a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind.
- Also called catherine wheel. a kind of firework supported on a pin which, when ignited, revolves rapidly and gives a dazzling display of light.
- Mechanical Engineeringa wheel having pins at right angles to its rim for engaging the teeth of a gear.
v.i. - to revolve rapidly like a pinwheel:Images of the past pinwheeled through his mind.
Also, pin′ wheel′. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pinwheel /ˈpɪnˌwiːl/ n - another name for Catherine wheel
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