1. a large wheel of a cart or wagon
2. a gymnastic movement in which a person turns sideways in a full circle with arms and legs extended
3. a large silver coin, especially a silver dollar
Usage: informal

1. to perform a cartwheel gymnastic movement

Examples

• The old wooden cartwheel creaked as the wagon rolled down the dirt road.
• She practiced her cartwheel on the grass until she could do it perfectly.
• The gymnast did three cartwheels in a row across the mat.
• He found an old silver cartwheel in his grandfather’s coin collection.
• The children cartwheeled across the playground during recess.
• The antique cart had iron rims around its cartwheels.
• She cartwheeled down the beach in celebration.