great wheel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She thundered to the place where the sound came from, the mill channel up ahead, where the great wheel creaked and strained.
From Literature
Slowly and carefully she waded into the foaming stream and through it to the opposite bank, not looking back as the great wheel finally gave way to the pressure of the water and began to turn, crushing the branches and sticks caught between its blades.
From Literature
Norwegian, meanwhile, has prime parking at Pier 66, sandwiched between Seattle’s Great Wheel to the south and the Olympic Sculpture Park to the north.
From Seattle Times
The barge was heading toward the Great Wheel and the Seattle Aquarium, according to a spokesperson for King County Metro.
From Seattle Times
The errant barge captured the attention of hundreds, maybe thousands, of onlookers Thursday as it crept north from Harbor Island, narrowly avoiding a queue of significant piers, including those hosting Colman Dock, the Great Wheel and the Seattle Aquarium.
From Seattle Times
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