English Explanatory Dictionary

cartwheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wheel of a cart.
  2. A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
  3. A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
  4. A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
verb
  1. To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
  2. To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/ /ˈkɑɹtˌwil/ En-au-cartwheel.ogg

Word forms

cartwheel cartwheels cartwheeling cartwheeled

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English cartwheel From cart + wheel.

Synonyms

wagon wheel artillery wheel

Derived words

cartwheeler cartwheel hat splitwheel
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