Catherine wheel

noun

a firework that revolves on a pin, making a wheel of fire or sparks; pinwheel.
wheel window.

Also catharine wheel.

Origin of Catherine wheel

1175–1225; Middle English; named after St. Catherine of Alexandria, from wheel used to torture her

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British Dictionary definitions for catherine wheel

Catherine wheel

noun

Also called: pinwheel a type of firework consisting of a powder-filled spiral tube, mounted with a pin through its centre. When lit it rotates quickly, producing a display of sparks and coloured flame
a circular window having ribs radiating from the centre

Word Origin

C16: named after St Catherine of Alexandria

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