cartwheel
IPA: kˈɑrtwiɫ
noun
- The literal wheel of a cart.
- 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.
- (UK, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
- (US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
verb
- To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
- To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
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Examples of "cartwheel" in Sentences
- A cartwheel is a part of a cart.
- Her signature move is the cartwheel.
- This impact caused the airplane to cartwheel...
- It differs a bit from the traditional cartwheel.
- A roundoff is a move in gymnastics similar to a cartwheel.
- The cartwheel can also be performed using one or no hands.
- Far down in the pool the salmon cartwheeled in the fast water.
- The cartwheel almost symbolizes the free spirit of unschooling.
- It differs a bit from the traditional cartwheel or aerial cartwheel.
- This is the move at the beginning of a cartwheel making the boat go up on its side and on the front into a bow stall.