Translations for „Catherine wheel“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

Cath·erine wheel [ˈkæθərɪnˌ(h)wi:l] N (fireworks)

Catherine wheel

ognjeno kolo n

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English

People wear a hat and cover their shoulders while someone spins around them holding a lit-up Catherine wheel.

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From what's left of a castle on an outcrop, the old village spirals out like a tight-wound Catherine wheel.

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As they reached a crescendo, the pub would explode with bangers and Catherine wheels and everyone hurled their beer into the air.

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Up, back, down, whack -- in a blur of movement, the club rotated like a Catherine wheel.

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The corbels are decorated with Catherine wheels.

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It should look a bit like a Catherine wheel.

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My hatred of fireworks dates back to 1986, when my father launched himself at a flaming Catherine wheel that had become stuck on a tree in the back garden.

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The solitary leaf rises on a tall, palely mottled stem and spins out in a Catherine wheel of leaflets, sometimes as many as 20.

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Make suitable supports and launchers if you're setting off Catherine wheels or rockets on the night.

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The objective is to spin the rotor, much like a Catherine wheel firework.

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