| 释义 |
fer·ris wheel
\ˈferə̇s-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized F
Etymology: after George Washington Gale Ferris died 1896 American engineer who designed such a wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893
: an amusement device consisting of a large power-driven wheel made in two parallel sections having seats suspended between the sections, the seats maintaining a horizontal position while the wheel rotates in a vertical plane |