Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun catherine_wheel

1 sense of catherine wheel

Sense 1
catherine wheel, pinwheel -- (a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire)
       => firework, pyrotechnic -- ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)