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Meaning of FERRIS WHEEL

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  rotating mechanism consisting of a large upright wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel turns; provides a ride at an amusement park
 
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 See Also: ride, rotating mechanism

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fer"ris wheel\
An amusement device consisting of a giant power-driven steel
wheel, revolvable on its stationary axle, and carrying a
number of balanced passenger cars around its rim; -- so
called after G. W. G. Ferris, American engineer, who erected
the first of its kind for the World's Columbian Exposition in
Chicago in 1893.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing or riding on a Ferris wheel in your dream, suggests that you are going around in circles. You are headed no where. Alternatively, it is symbolic of wholeness and the circle of life. Life is full of ups and downs.
 

 

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