fish wheel
noun
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.
fish wheels
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pluralof fish wheel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Historically, people traveled to remote family fish camps to string nets and monitor fish wheels.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
Families traditionally spend the summer at fish camps using nets and fish wheels to snag adult salmon as they migrate inland from the ocean to the place where they hatched so they can spawn.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2021
On a midsummer day in Tanana, people hauled king salmon from their Yukon River fish wheels, then cut and hung them to smoke on the beach.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2017
Besides being caught in nets and traps and on lines many are caught in "fish wheels."
From How We are Fed A Geographical Reader by James Franklin Chamberlain
Cumbersome fish wheels revolve sedately where the silver-sided salmon run in the springtime.
From In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making by George Palmer Putnam
