Roulette Wheel (Noun)
Meaning
Game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The croupier spun the roulette wheel, releasing the small metal ball into its circular path.
- Overnight, amateur casino players and math enthusiasts had combined their money to purchase an old roulette wheel.
- He had an addiction, blowing away four paychecks on one unfortunate spin of the roulette wheel.
- After seeing a 1990s advert for a roulette wheel, the friends built a homemade version of one using just paper mache and a bicycle.
- Under the dim glow of fluorescent casino lighting, his eyes wandered over to the steadily spinning roulette wheel in a corner room.