fish wheel

American  

[fish weel] / ˈfɪʃ ˈwil /

noun

fish wheels plural

1. a trap used for fishing in rivers, consisting of a revolving wheel that is turned by the current and has nets or baskets to scoop the fish out of the water as they swim past.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fish wheels
  plural

Example Sentences

A fish wheel resembles a watermill that harnesses a river’s current to spin a wheel fitted with baskets that can scoop up salmon as they travel to spawning grounds upstream.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2021

In 2015, the Stickwan family prevailed and won possession of its 1.3-acre fish wheel site on the river and a legal right-of-way to it over other church property.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2021

But then the state fish and game people stopped us from usin' the fish wheel.

From Time Magazine Archive

The owner of the fish wheel stepped forward to try his English on his nocturnal visitors.

From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh

The proprietor of the fish wheel yelled a greeting into the darkness.

From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh