Simple Definition of pinwheel
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: a toy that has a set of thin blades that are arranged like a fan on the end of a stick and that spin like a wheel when air is blown on them
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: a type of firework that spins like a wheel
Full Definition of pinwheel
1 : a fireworks device in the form of a revolving wheel of colored fire
2 : a toy consisting of lightweight vanes that revolve at the end of a stick
3 : something (as a galaxy) shaped like a pinwheel
1869
First Known Use of pinwheel
1869
pinwheel
Definition of pinwheel
intransitive verb
: to move like a pinwheel
Examples of pinwheel in a sentence
<the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly>
Circa 1934
First Known Use of pinwheel
circa 1934
PINWHEEL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of pinwheel for Students
: a toy with fanlike blades at the end of a stick that spin in the wind
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