wagon wheel

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Noun

wagon wheel (plural wagon wheels)

1. The wheel of a wagon, including railway wagons.
2. (US, in the plural) Synonym of ruote (“a type of pasta shaped like a wheel”).
3. (cricket) A graphical representation of the cricket field, with lines showing the trajectories of the scoring balls hit by a batsman; singles, fours and sixes are shown in different colours.

Derived terms

• wagon-wheel effect