roller coaster

roller coaster

n.

1. A steep, sharply curving elevated railway with small open passenger cars that is operated at high speeds as a ride, especially in an amusement park.

2. An action, event, or experience marked by abrupt, extreme changes in circumstance, quality, or behavior: "the demographic roller coaster caused by the baby boom" (American Demographics).

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roller coaster

n

another term for big dipper

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roller coaster - anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down); "the economy has been on a roller coaster all year" Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
	2.	roller coaster - elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) chute-the-chute, big dipper elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, el - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level 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 ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement

Translations

roller coaster n → montagne fpl russe

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roller coaster n → montagne fpl russe