great wheel

noun

, Horology.

1. the wheel immediately driven by the power source.

Example Sentences

Norwegian, meanwhile, has prime parking at Pier 66, sandwiched between Seattle’s Great Wheel to the south and the Olympic Sculpture Park to the north.

From Seattle Times

The barge was heading toward the Great Wheel and the Seattle Aquarium, according to a spokesperson for King County Metro.

From Seattle Times

The errant barge captured the attention of hundreds, maybe thousands, of onlookers Thursday as it crept north from Harbor Island, narrowly avoiding a queue of significant piers, including those hosting Colman Dock, the Great Wheel and the Seattle Aquarium.

From Seattle Times

A cargo barge got loose Thursday and was stopped from hitting land near the Seattle Great Wheel and Aquarium by a quick-thinking sea taxi captain.

From Washington Times

As the barge moved toward the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris wheel, and the Seattle Aquarium, Doc Maynard Capt. Dan Krehbiel saw that the big vessel didn’t have a tugboat, so he steered his water taxi to intercept it.

From Washington Times