cartwheel
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cartwheel
- /ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/ UK
- /ˈkɑɹtˌwil/ US
noun cartwheels
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The wheel of a cart.
Near-synonyms: wagon wheel, artillery wheel
Similar: wagon wheel, artillery wheel
- A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
- A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings. Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon.
- A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
verb cartwheels · cartwheeling · cartwheeled
- To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
- To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft. The race car hit a bump and cartwheeled over the finish line.
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noun wheel of a cart
| Español | rueda del carro |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Wagenrad |
| Русский | колесо́ kolesó |
noun gymnastic maneuver
| Español | voltereta lateral |
|---|---|
| Português | estrelinha, estrela, aú, roda |
| Français | roue |
| Deutsch | Rad |
| Русский | колесо́ kolesó |
noun silver dollar
| Русский | колесо́ kolesó |
|---|
verb perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
| Português | fazer a roda |
|---|---|
| Français | faire la roue |
| Deutsch | Rad schlagen |
| Italiano | fare la ruota |
Talk about this word "cartwheel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cartwheel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cartwheel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cartwheel "cartwheel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cartwheel.Cite this
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