pinwheel
noun
- 1
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
- 2
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
- 3
A cogged (toothed) gear.
- 4
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
- 5
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
- 1
To spin.
“The damaged fighter jet pinwheeled out of control, the g forces pushing the pilot so hard he couldn't reach the ejection switch.”
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