salmon wheel

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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.

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Also called fish wheel.

Origin of salmon wheel

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby salmon wheel

salmon ladder, salmonoid, salmon pink, Salmon River Mountains, salmon trout, salmon wheel, salol, Salome, salometer, Salomon, salon