ferris wheel
11Ferris Wheel of Berlin — may refer to:* Ferris Wheel of Berlin (German: Berliner Riesenrad) a transportable Ferris wheel of ride operator Lorenz. Lorenz has a second Ferris wheel of the same size, called Star of Berlin.* Great Berlin Wheel a proposed 185 metre Ferris… …
12Ferris Wheel of Paris — was a 100 metre Ferris wheel, which was built in 1900 for the world exhibition at Paris. It was demolished in 1937 in order to make space for Village Suisse, where one can find today 150 antiquariats, decoraction stores and galleries.Ferris Wheel …
13Ferris wheel — Fer|ris wheel [ˈferıs ˌwi:l] n especially AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: G. W. G. Ferris (1859 96), US engineer] a very large upright wheel with seats on it for people to ride on in an ↑amusement park British Equivalent: big wheel …
14Ferris wheel — Fer′ris wheel [[t]ˈfɛr ɪs[/t]] n. an amusement ride consisting of a large upright wheel rotating on a fixed stand and having seats suspended freely from its rim that remain right side up as they revolve • Etymology: 1893, amer.; after G. W. G.… …
15Ferris wheel — noun Etymology: G. W. G. Ferris died 1896 American engineer Date: 1893 an amusement device consisting of a large upright power driven wheel carrying seats that remain horizontal around its rim …
16Ferris wheel — /fer is/ an amusement ride consisting of a large upright wheel rotating on a fixed stand and having seats around its rim suspended freely so that they remain right side up as they revolve. [1890 95; named after G. W. G. Ferris (d. 1896), American …
17Ferris wheel — [ fɛrɪs] noun a fairground ride consisting of a giant vertical revolving wheel with passenger cars suspended on its outer edge. Origin C19: named after George W. G. Ferris, the American engineer who invented it …
18Ferris wheel — n. a fairground ride consisting of a tall revolving vertical wheel with passenger cars suspended on its outer edge. Etymology: G. W. G. Ferris, Amer. engineer d. 1896 …
19Ferris wheel — noun A ride, at a fair, consisting of a large upright rotating wheel having suspended seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves. Syn: big wheel …
20ferris wheel — fer|ris wheel [ ferıs ,wil ] noun count a large wheel shaped upright structure in an AMUSEMENT PARK with seats hanging from it that people sit in as it goes around …
