cartwheel
an acrobatic feat in which a person starts from a standing position, with arms extended, and wheels the body sideways, landing first on the hands and then on the feet and usually repeating this in a series.
Slang. any large coin, especially a U.S. silver dollar.
Slang. an amphetamine tablet.
to roll forward end over end: The skier took a sudden spill and cartwheeled down the slope.
Origin of cartwheel
1Other words from cartwheel
- cartwheeler, noun
Words Nearby cartwheel
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How to use cartwheel in a sentence
Three weeks after the first batch of images, NASA unveiled the breathtaking image of the cartwheel galaxy.
Awesome! Here are the James Webb Space Telescope’s first pictures | Lisa Grossman | August 19, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThe JWST image also identifies a contrast in textures between the core and the extremities of the cartwheel Galaxy.
JWST’s latest snap captures the glimmering antics of the Cartwheel Galaxy | Purbita Saha | August 3, 2022 | Popular-ScienceThe cartwheel Galaxy, so called because of its bright inner ring and colorful outer ring, lies about 500 million light-years from Earth.
A new James Webb telescope image reveals a galactic collision’s aftermath | Lisa Grossman | August 3, 2022 | Science NewsThey roll, cartwheel or backflip and then plummet to the ground.
Why these jumping toadlets get confused mid-flight | Meghan Rosen | July 22, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThey roll, cartwheel or backflip and then plummet to the ground, often belly flopping or crash-landing on their backs.
Witnesses have portrayed her as a strange cartwheel performer with bad hygiene.
Behind the table was a smooth and perfectly round hole in the wall about the size of a cartwheel.
Wonder-Box Tales | Jean IngelowHere has been cartwheel, your sweetheart; what will become of him?
The Recruiting Officer | George FarquharBilly took everybodys attention away from him by turning an unexpected cartwheel in the middle of the floor.
Maida's Little Shop | Inez Haynes IrwinThey had been dredged up in the Isar's mud, found at a corner, dragged from under a cartwheel.
The Son of Clemenceau | Alexandre (fils) Dumas"There's your dollar," said the Idiot, tossing a silver cartwheel across the table.
Half-Hours with the Idiot | John Kendrick Bangs
British Dictionary definitions for cartwheel
/ (ˈkɑːtˌwiːl) /
the wheel of a cart, usually having wooden spokes and metal tyres
an acrobatic movement in which the body makes a sideways revolution supported on the hands with arms and legs outstretched
US slang a large coin, esp the silver dollar
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