sun wheel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sun wheel
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Last weekend, for instance, the account published a video that culminates in an image of soldiers marching in lockstep toward the Florida governor, whose head turns into a rotating Sonnenrad, or sun wheel.
From Slate • Jul. 26, 2023
They solemnized the return of the fiery sun wheel; they traced in those solstice days the operations on earth of Odin and Berchta.
From Christmas A Story by Solon, Leon V. (Leon Victor)
Shamash was also depicted sitting on his throne in a pillar-supported pavilion, in front of which is a sun wheel.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
This led Watt to add a large wheel on the shaft of the sun wheel, called the fly wheel, which equalised the rate of motion to uniformity.
From The Stoker's Catechism by Connor, W. J.
He could only wait, and watch the sun wheel the shadows around him.
From The Mantooth by Leadem, Christopher
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