wagon wheel

noun — 4 senses

wagon wheel

noun
1

The wheel of a wagon, including railway wagons.

2

Especially The wooden spoked wheel of a horse-drawn wagon as often used in centuries past.

  • Near-synonyms: cartwheel, artillery wheel
3

US, In plural Synonym of ruote (“a type of pasta shaped like a wheel”).

4

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A graphical representation of the cricket field, with lines showing the trajectories of the scoring balls hit by a batsman; singles, fours and sixes are shown in different colours.

Derived terms
wagon-wheel effect

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