Wheel-of-fortune
noun
1.
wheel (def 9).
2.
a wheel-like gambling device that is rotated or spun to determine the winner of certain prizes.
wheel of fortune
noun
1.
(in mythology and literature) a revolving device spun by a deity of fate selecting random changes in the affairs of man Often shortened to wheel
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