Ferris wheel

[ fer-is ]

noun

1. 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.

Ferris wheel

/ ˈfɛrɪs /

noun

1. a fairground wheel having seats freely suspended from its rim; the seats remain horizontal throughout its rotation

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ferris wheel¹

1890–95; named after G. W. G. Ferris (died 1896), American engineer

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ferris wheel¹

C19: named after G.W.G. Ferris (1859–96), American engineer

Example Sentences

Or 'suddenly remembered' that in second grade you wet your pants on the Ferris wheel?

From The Daily Beast

The ferris wheel was swinging cars loaded with celebrators into the tree-tops and the whip and other thrill rides were crowded.

From Project Gutenberg

Eiffel Tower, not the Ferris wheel, could be compared with this.

From Project Gutenberg

After that we came to the place where Daredevil Dennell used to go up in a balloon and just beyond there is the ferris-wheel.

From Project Gutenberg

Like a forbidden specter the skeleton of the Ferris Wheel stands out gaunt and fleshless.

From Project Gutenberg

No more intense brain work was expended on the Ferris wheel than these two boys gave to the proposed elevation.

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