Meanings
nounbreaking wheel (plural breaking wheels)
plural breaking wheels
- historicalA wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution.
Synonyms: Catherine wheel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution.
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breaking wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20wheel
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“breaking wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20wheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breaking wheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20wheel.
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