cartwheel

Meanings

Noun

• The literal wheel of a cart.
• A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
• A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
• A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.

Verb

• To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
• To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.

Origin

• cart + wheel