pinwheel

1. A cogged (toothed) gear.

2. A toy for children, comprising an artificial (usually plastic) stem and a flower that spins round in the wind like a tiny windmill.

   Windrad

   верту́шкаvertúška

   a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind

3. (Canada, US)A firework that spins in the shape of a spinning wheel.

   a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

4. A pastry made by laying out dough flat, smearing a topping over it and rolling it up into a spiral, then baking it, resulting in a swirl of filling.

5. Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral.

1. You know how to make paper pinwheels? I only know how to make little birdies.

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · DJ_Saidez · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. The Milky Way is called a spiral galaxy because it has long arms which spin around like a giant pinwheel.

   ruМлечный Путь называется спиральной галактикой, так как имеет длинные рукава, вращающиеся, словно гигантская вертушка. — sharptoothed

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Hybrid · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular