: an amusement device consisting of a large upright power-driven wheel carrying seats that remain horizontal around its rim
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The activation includes a Ferris wheel offering a view of the convention center and the water.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
Towering above it all to the south: a 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel, glowing in multi-colored lights, with a minigolf course below.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
Among them are cycling in the rain, riding a Ferris wheel at a fair, twirling in a field, laughing and hugging at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 July 2025
Moderation’s denouement, like The Third Man’s, takes the form of a disgruntled monologue delivered on a Ferris wheel.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
Towering above it all to the south: a 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel, glowing in multi-colored lights, with a minigolf course below.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
Among them are cycling in the rain, riding a Ferris wheel at a fair, twirling in a field, laughing and hugging at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 July 2025
Moderation’s denouement, like The Third Man’s, takes the form of a disgruntled monologue delivered on a Ferris wheel.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 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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