German wheel

noun

An apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars.

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Meanings

nounGerman wheel (plural German wheels)

plural German wheels

  1. artsAn apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars.

    First is the German Wheel, two metal hoops six feet in circumference, joined at six points. Inside, gymnast Chris Lashua rolls, turns and spins through a series of gravity-defying somersaults and acrobatics.

    1997 February, “Big Top For Your Head”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 36
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see German, wheel.

Translations

French roue allemande
  • roue allemandeAn apparatus made of two large rings joined by a set of parallel bars.
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