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Definition of Catherine wheel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Catherine wheel

noun
 
/ˈkæθrɪn wiːl/
 
/ˈkæθrɪn wiːl/
(especially British English)
(North American English usually pinwheel)
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  1. a round flat firework that turns around in circles when lit
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a heraldic term for a spiked wheel): named after St Catherine (died c. 307), with reference to her martyrdom.

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