great wheel

American  

noun

Horology.

1. the wheel immediately driven by the power source.

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Example Sentences

Another blinder of a start on lap one and great wheel to wheel battling throughout, with some quite close call action with Hamilton.

From BBC

She thundered to the place where the sound came from, the mill channel up ahead, where the great wheel creaked and strained.

From Literature

Slowly and carefully she waded into the foaming stream and through it to the opposite bank, not looking back as the great wheel finally gave way to the pressure of the water and began to turn, crushing the branches and sticks caught between its blades.

From Literature

Norwegian, meanwhile, has prime parking at Pier 66, sandwiched between Seattle’s Great Wheel to the south and the Olympic Sculpture Park to the north.

From Seattle Times

The barge was heading toward the Great Wheel and the Seattle Aquarium, according to a spokesperson for King County Metro.

From Seattle Times