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View synonyms for wheel of fortune

wheel of fortune

noun

  1. wheel.

  2. a wheel-like gambling device that is rotated or spun to determine the winner of certain prizes.



wheel of fortune

noun

  1. Often shortened to: wheel(in mythology and literature) a revolving device spun by a deity of fate selecting random changes in the affairs of man

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wheel of fortune1

First recorded in 1755–65

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