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wheel of fortune

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noun

wheel(def 9).
a wheel-like gambling device that is rotated or spun to determine the winner of certain prizes.

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Nearby words

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Origin of wheel of fortune

First recorded in 1755–65
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British Dictionary definitions for wheel of fortune

wheel of fortune

noun

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