salmon wheel

noun

a trap for catching salmon, consisting of a revolving wheel with attached nets set in a river so that it is turned by the current to capture the passing fish.

Nearby words

salmon brick, salmon ladder, salmon pink, salmon river mountains, salmon trout, salmon wheel, salmonberry, salmond, salmonella, salmonella cholerae-suis, salmonella enteritidis

Origin of salmon wheel

First recorded in 1895–1900

Also called fish wheel.