Ferris wheel
Definition of Ferris wheel
Fer´ris wheel
1.
An
amusement
device
consisting
of
a
giant
power-driven
vertically
oriented
steel
wheel
,
revolvable
on
its
horizontal
stationary
axle
,
and
carrying
a
number
of
balanced
passenger
cars
or
open
seats
around
its
rim
;
the
seats
are
suspended
so
as
to
remain
horizontal
as
the
wheel
rotates
,
and
,
depending
on
the
size
of
the
wheel
,
the
passengers
when
they
reach
the
top
may
have
a
grand
vista
of
the
surrounding
area
; -
so
called
after
G
.
W
.
G
.
Ferris
,
American
engineer
,
who
erected
the
first
of
its
kind
for
the
World
'
s
Columbian
Exposition
in
Chicago
in
1893
.
Related Words
ride
,
rotating
mechanism
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