Fer·ris wheel
noun/ˈferɪs wiːl/
/ˈferɪs wiːl/
(especially North American English) (British English usually big wheel)
- a large vertical wheel pointing into the sky at an amusement park that turns round and round, with seats hanging at its edge for people to ride in
（游乐场的）摩天轮，大转轮 Word Originlate 19th cent.: named after George Ferris (1859–96), the American engineer who invented it.