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pin·wheel  (pnhwl, -wl)

n.

1. A toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic pinned to a stick so that they revolve when blown on.

2. A firework that forms a rotating wheel of colored flames. Also called catherine wheel.

3. A wheel with a circle of pins at right angles to its face, used as a tripping device.

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pinwheel [ˈpɪnˌwiːl]

n

1. another name for Catherine wheel [1]

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a cogwheel whose teeth are formed by small pins projecting either axially or radially from the rim of the wheel

3. the US and Canadian name for windmill [3]

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pinwheel - Originally a mechanism in a clock.

See also related terms for mechanism.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pinwheel - perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels Aeonium haworthii Aeonium, genus Aeonium - a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
	2.	pinwheel - a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim; "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'" wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
	3.	pinwheel - a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind pinwheel wind collector plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
	4.	pinwheel - a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire catherine wheel firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

Translations

pinwheel [ˈpɪnˌwiːl] N (esp US) → rueda f catalina