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1. (n.) pinwheel
a toy consisting of a small wheel with paper or plastic vanes attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown.
2. pinwheel
a firework that revolves rapidly on a pin when ignited, making a wheel of fire or sparks; Catherine wheel.
3. (v.i.) pinwheel
to revolve rapidly like a pinwheel.
Etymology: (1695–1705)
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1. (noun) pinwheel, Aeonium haworthii
perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
2. (noun) pinwheel
a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
"he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"
3. (noun) pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector
a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind
4. (noun) catherine wheel, pinwheel
a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
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