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Ferris wheel

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ferris wheel amusement park ride. It consists of a power-operated wheel that is about 50 ft (15 m) in diameter. It has two rims that are parallel to and equidistant from the shaft about which the wheel rotates. Between the rims there are a number of seats that carry passengers. George W. G. Ferris, a U.S. engineer from Galesburg, Ill., designed and built the first such wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1892. This wheel was 250 ft (76 m) in diameter and carried 36 cars with a seating capacity of 40 passengers each; its total weight was 220 tons. The world's largest... Read more
Ferris Wheel
Ferris Wheel Background A ferris wheel is an amusement park ride consisting of a large vertical wheel...spaced evenly around the outer circumference. In operation, the ferris wheel revolves about a horizontal axis, and the riders are alternately... Read more
Ferris wheel
Fer·ris wheel / ˈferis / • n. an amusement-park or fairground ride consisting of a giant vertical revolving wheel with passenger cars suspended on its outer edge. Ferris wheel Read more

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