pinwheel
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈpɪnˌwiːl/
:
rueda de fuego
- The children squealed with delight as they watched the pinwheels spin and spark during the fireworks show.
Examples
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At the festival, colorful pinwheels spun in the night sky, creating a dazzling display of lights.
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By the time the finale erupted in fountains and pinwheels, I’d decided two could play that game.
Blog text (17) -
I saw great, fiery pinwheels.
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I waited for them, the way I might have waited for a rocket or a pinwheel, and was rewarded by a luminous streak in the dark sky: wonderful, unpredicted, inexplicable.
Fiction book (1994) -
We set off a variety of pinwheels, each one lighting up the summer evening with bright colors and whirling sparks.
Synonyms
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1.9
An object that makes bright lights and loud sounds in the sky when it bursts
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2.6
A small hand-held firework that burns slowly and sends out bright sparks
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4.2
A firework that shoots colored balls or sparks into the air
A round firework that spins and sends out bright sparks
A firework that makes many bright sparks like stars in the sky
Compounds
- Indian
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling night flowers with wavy petals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pinwheel for the firework also comes from pin and wheel, because the device is a circular 'wheel' with parts that make it spin and throw sparks. That's why a pinwheel firework turns around and sends light out in all directions.