: an amusement device consisting of a large upright power-driven wheel carrying seats that remain horizontal around its rim
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But for those interested in gentler excitement, Silverwood has several classic amusement park attractions, including a Ferris wheel, carousel, log flume, and drop tower.
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
In addition to the Cash memorabilia and hanging ropes, exhibits include an actual ball and chain used to restrain prisoners, along with handmade prison weapons and a prisoner art project from the 1930s that used 250,000 toothpicks to make a model of a Ferris wheel.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere Too The whimsical River North bar is heading north with its second location, complete with a Ferris wheel and greenhouse pavilion.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
In London, a stormy forecast couldn't stop celebrants from gathering around the London Eye and clogging vehicle traffic nearby as the massive Ferris wheel was lit up in sky blasting light of blue, yellow and red.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
In addition to the Cash memorabilia and hanging ropes, exhibits include an actual ball and chain used to restrain prisoners, along with handmade prison weapons and a prisoner art project from the 1930s that used 250,000 toothpicks to make a model of a Ferris wheel.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere Too The whimsical River North bar is heading north with its second location, complete with a Ferris wheel and greenhouse pavilion.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
In London, a stormy forecast couldn't stop celebrants from gathering around the London Eye and clogging vehicle traffic nearby as the massive Ferris wheel was lit up in sky blasting light of blue, yellow and red.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Ferris wheel
noun
Fer·ris wheel
ˈfer-əs- 
: an amusement ride consisting of a large vertical wheel that is driven by a motor and has seats around its rim
Etymology
named for G. W. G. Ferris 1859–1896 American engineer
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