cartwheel

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
noun acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
noun a dollar made of silver

From cart + wheel.

He gave a shriek and dodged back, and a cartwheel shaved him narrowly. — The war of the worlds, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Say, you haven't got a cartwheel instead of this wrapping paper, have you? — Free Air, Sinclair Lewis
“Joseph is here,” I answered, catching opportunely the roll of his cartwheels up the road; “and Heathcliff will come in with him. — Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë

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