noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels.
— synonyms: Aeonium_haworthii
noun a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim.
noun a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind.
— synonyms: pinwheel_wind_collector
noun a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire.
— synonyms: catherine_wheel
Examples
“The damaged fighter jet pinwheeled out of control, the g forces pushing the pilot so hard he couldn't reach the ejection switch.”