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a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park

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  1. n. a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park
  2. An amusement device consisting of a giant power-driven steel wheel, revolvable on its stationary axle, and carrying a number of balanced passenger cars around its rim; -- so called after G. W. G. Ferris, American engineer, who erected the first of its kind for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
  3. An amusement device consisting of a giant power-driven steelwheel, revolvable on its stationary axle, and carrying a number ofbalanced passenger cars around its rim; -- so called after G. W. G.Ferris, American engineer, who erected the first of its kind for theWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.