pinwheel
noun
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An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
verb
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To spin.
Example: The damaged fighter jet pinwheeled out of control, the g forces pushing the pilot so hard he couldn't reach the ejection switch.