big wheel
Americannoun
noun
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another name for a Ferris wheel
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informal an important person
Etymology
Origin of big wheel
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Dave Boy screaming his big wheel down the giant hill on 102nd Street.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022
Paramedics loaded the injured hiker into a big wheel stretcher and safely got him down the rest of the trail.
From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2021
Kives’s road to becoming a big wheel in the Democratic money machine began in June 2001, when he was an undergraduate at Stanford.
From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2020
Mr Marks, who died two years ago, liked the idea of a big wheel because he wanted something that people could participate in and enjoy while up high, according to Ms Barfield.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2019
He had a sack of bread dangling from his right hand and a big wheel of cheese under his left arm.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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