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rollercoaster

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər/ · UK /ˈrəʊləˌkəʊstə/

rollercoaster means: A fairground ride with small cars that travel fast along a track with steep climbs, drops, and turns.

noun

FAIRGROUND RIDEA2

A fairground ride with small cars that travel fast along a track with steep climbs, drops, and turns.

  • I love riding rollercoasters.
  • We queued for the park's biggest rollercoaster.
  • Have you ever been on a rollercoaster that goes upside down?

Similar words: switchback, coaster, 🎢

Common phrases: ride a rollercoaster, a wooden rollercoaster, rollercoaster ride

RAPID CHANGESB2

A situation in which feelings, events, or conditions change quickly and strongly, often between good and bad.

  • This year has been a rollercoaster.
  • Their relationship was an emotional rollercoaster.
  • Investors endured a rollercoaster of gains and losses.

How to use it: a rollercoaster of something (The election became a rollercoaster of hope and disappointment.)

Similar words: ups and downs

Common phrases: an emotional rollercoaster, rollercoaster of emotions, a financial rollercoaster

Questions about rollercoaster

What does rollercoaster mean?

A fairground ride with small cars that travel fast along a track with steep climbs, drops, and turns.

What is rollercoaster in other languages?

Türkçe: hız treni · Español: montaña rusa · Français: montagnes russes · Deutsch: Achterbahn · Italiano: montagne russe · 日本語: ジェットコースター

How do you pronounce rollercoaster?

In American English /ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər/; in British English /ˈrəʊləˌkəʊstə/.

How do you use rollercoaster in a sentence?

I love riding rollercoasters. We queued for the park's biggest rollercoaster.

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