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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Catherine wheel
Cath·er·ine wheel [Catherine wheel Catherine wheels] BrE [ˈkæθrɪn wiːl] NAmE [ˈkæθrɪn wiːl] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually pin·wheel) noun
a round flat ↑firework that spins around when lit
See also: ↑pinwheel
Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (as a heraldic term for a spiked wheel): named after St Catherine (died c. 307), with reference to her martyrdom.
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