WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
salm′on wheel′, 
  1. a trap for catching salmon, consisting of a revolving wheel with attached nets set in a river so that it is turned by the current to capture the passing fish. Also called fish wheel. 
  • 1895–1900

'salmon wheel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fish wheel

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