Catherine wheel

Meaning

Noun

A breaking wheel.
The image of a breaking wheel, or wheel with spikes on it.
A firework that rotates when lit.
A cartwheel move.
A rose window.

Origin

Saint Catherine of Alexandria was said to have been sentenced to execution on such a wheel, which shattered at her touch.

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