cartwheel

UK/ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/US/ˈkɑɹtˌwil/

nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #11,954 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: cartwheels

A cartwheel is a sideways turn of the body on hands and feet. Do a cartwheel, turn cartwheels, a perfect cartwheel.

It is named for the way the limbs move like spokes on a turning wheel. Turning cartwheels means being delighted. The word also literally means the wheel of a cart, which is where the image comes from.

Definitions of cartwheel

1nouncartwheelA sideways turn of the body on hands and feet.B1+
“The little girl turned a cartwheel on the lawn to show off to her friends.”

cartwheel is a movement.

Where it comes from

From cart + wheel.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Circus & Fairground

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cartwheel in the wild

An aerial cartwheel or side aerial is an acrobatic move in which a cartwheel is executed without touching hands to the floor.
Aerial cartwheel
Aerial cartwheels can be executed while running or from a stationary, standing position.
Aerial cartwheel
A cartwheel is a sideways rotary movement of the body.
Cartwheel (gymnastics)
On the floor, a gymnast may precede a cartwheel with other movements, as in a chasse cartwheel, which begins with side-step "gallops".
Cartwheel (gymnastics)
Other data supports the structural and functional similarity found between the cartwheel and the Purkinje neuron.
Cartwheel cell

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