wheel of fortune
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noun
a wheel-like gambling device that is rotated or spun to determine the winner of certain prizes.
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Origin of wheel of fortune
First recorded in 1755–65
Words nearby wheel of fortune
wheelie bin, wheeling, wheel lock, wheelman, Wheelock, wheel of fortune, wheel of life, wheels, wheels in motion, wheelspin, wheel static
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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
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