splitwheel

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noun

A playboating move that uses a half pirouette to transition from one edge to another while vertical, usually when the bow is down.

OriginEnglish cartwheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounsplitwheel (plural splitwheels)

plural splitwheels

  1. A playboating move that uses a half pirouette to transition from one edge to another while vertical, usually when the bow is down.

Origin

  1. Englishsplit
  2. Old Norsekartr
  3. Proto-Germanic*kradô
  4. Proto-West Germanic*krat
  5. Old Englishcræt
  6. Middle Englishcart
  7. Englishcart
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  10. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  11. Old Englishhwēol
  12. Middle Englishwhel
  13. Englishwheel
  14. Englishcartwheel
  15. Englishsplitwheel

Blend of split + cartwheel.

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APA

splitwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitwheel

MLA

“splitwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitwheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splitwheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitwheel.

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