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Ferris wheel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈfɛɹɪs wil/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfɛɹɪs ʍiːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɛɹɪs wiːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɛɹɪs ʍil/ (General-American)

Etymology

Named after designer and constructor George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859–1896) who built the first such wheel.

Meanings

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

Forms

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Ferris wheels Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

observation wheel · big wheel

Translations (65)

hi फ़ेरिस व्हील (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · pt roda-gigante (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · nl reuzenrad (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · is parísarhjól (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · my ရဟတ် (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · dsb wjelicke kólaso (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · cmn 摩天輪 /摩天轮 (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · uz charxpalak (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · he גלגל ענק (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · th ชิงช้าสวรรค์ (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · be чортава кола (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · gl nora (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · es noria (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · es vuelta al mundo (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · sv pariserhjul (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · de Riesenrad (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · af Ferriswiel (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · mn алсыг харагч (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · no pariserhjul (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · et vaateratas (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · es rueda moscovita (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ca roda de fira (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · yi פֿעריס־ראָד (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · th กระเช้าสวรรค์ (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ms roda pemerhatian (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · es rueda de la fortuna (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · my ချားရဟတ် (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ka სათვალთვალო ბორბალი (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ru колесо́ обозре́ния (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · es rueda Ferris (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ms roda besar (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · id kincir ria (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · uk чо́ртове ко́лесо (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · et ilmaratas (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · tr dönme dolap (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · mr फेरी चाक (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · hu óriáskerék (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · es chicagüita (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · bg виенско колело (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ru чёртово колесо́ (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · st lebidi la Ferris (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ja 観覧車 (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · da pariserhjul (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · fa چرخ و فلک (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ko 관람차 (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · tl chubibo (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · fi maailmanpyörä (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · eo spektoradego (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ms roda Ferris (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · gu ચકડોળ (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · mr आकाशपाळणा (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · it ruota panoramica (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ar دُولَاب هَوَاء (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · pl diabelski młyn (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · uk оглядо́ве ко́лесо (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · vi đu quay đứng (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ka ეშმაკის ბორბალი (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · id bianglala (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · cs ruské kolo (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · es rueda de Chicago (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · fr grande roue (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · hi बड़ा चक्का (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · hi फ़ेरिस पहिया (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · vi vòng đu quay (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) · ga roth mór (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel)