Cartwheel
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A cartwheel is a part of a cart
. It may also mean:
Cart
A cart is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people...
. It may also mean:
- Cartwheel (gymnastics)Cartwheel (gymnastics)In gymnastics, a cartwheel is a sideways rotary movement performed by bringing the hands to the ground while the body inverts and the legs travel over the body, coming down to a standing position.-Terminology:...
, an acrobatic maneuver - Cartwheel GalaxyCartwheel GalaxyThe Cartwheel Galaxy is a lenticular galaxy about 500 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 150,000 light-years across. The estimated mass is solar masses, and it is rotating at ....
- Cart-wheel hat, worn by women
- Slang term for a silver dollar coin (United States)
See also
- The Cartwheel Foundation, a non-profit organization in the Philippines that assists indigenous peoples