German wheel

English

Noun

German wheel (plural German wheels)

1. (circus arts) An apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars.
   • 1997 February, “Big Top For Your Head”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 36:

     First is the German Wheel, two metal hoops six feet in circumference, joined at six points. Inside, gymnast Chris Lashua rolls, turns and spins through a series of gravity-defying somersaults and acrobatics.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see German,‎ wheel.

Translations

An apparatus made of two large rings joined by a set of parallel bars.

• French: roue allemande (fr) f

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