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roller coaster

DEFINITIONS OF: roller coaster

1

n elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)

Synonyms:
big dipper, chute-the-chute
Types:
hypercoaster
a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets
Type of:
el, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway
a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
ride
a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement

n anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down)

“the economy has been on a roller coaster all year”
Type of:
Sturm und Drang, turbulence, upheaval
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
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