English Explanatory Dictionary

splitwheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A playboating move that uses a half pirouette to transition from one edge to another while vertical, usually when the bow is down.

Word forms

splitwheel splitwheels

Etymology

Etymology tree English split 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 blend English splitwheel Blend of split + cartwheel.

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