Dictionary

rollercoaster en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹoʊlɚˌkoʊstɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈɹəʊləˌkəʊstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

A univerbation of roller coaster, after the rolling and coasting motions to which the riders are subjected.

Meanings

1. An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.
2. (broadly, figuratively) A situation characterized by significant fluctuations in direction, emotion or intensity.
   • Morgan's men reversed their fortunes and swept into the final with three successive victories, including a memorable semi-final demolition of Australia. In the final, the rollercoaster continued, only for the heroics of Stokes to leave England as worthy champions, matching the achievement of the England women's team on the same ground two years ago. 2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport, London:

Forms

Deriveds

coronacoaster · rollercoastering · lollercoaster · rollercoasting · pollercoaster · rollercoaster ride · rollercoasterish

Descendants

ローラーコースター · rollercoaster · 롤러코스터

Hyponyms

watercoaster · Virginia reel · megacoaster · hypercoaster

Synonyms

ride (situation in which there are violent changes) · saga (situation in which there are violent changes) · 🎢 (ride) · big dipper (ride) · soap opera (situation in which there are violent changes) · yo-yo (situation in which there are violent changes) · coaster (ride) · merry-go-round (situation in which there are violent changes) · seesaw (situation in which there are violent changes) · rollercoaster ride · stir (situation in which there are violent changes) · switchback (ride)

Translations (69)

bg влакче (amusement ride) · it montagne russe (amusement ride) · my ရိုလာကိုစတာ (amusement ride) · la vectura flexuosa (amusement ride) · he רַכֶּבֶת הָרִים (amusement ride) · id kereta luncur (amusement ride) · fi vuoristorata (amusement ride) · la curriculum retroflexum (amusement ride) · bg увеселително влакче (amusement ride) · dsb padata zeleznicka (amusement ride) · da rutschebane (amusement ride) · sl vlak smrti (amusement ride) · be амерыка́нскія го́ркі (amusement ride) · ga rollchóstóir (amusement ride) · cy colli-cylla (amusement ride) · uk америка́нські гі́рки (amusement ride) · id wahana halilintar (amusement ride) · sh vlak smrti (amusement ride) · ja ローラーコースター (amusement ride) · eo onda fervojo (amusement ride) · ko 롤러코스터 (amusement ride) · hsb seklowa čara (amusement ride) · sh влак смрти (amusement ride) · ar أُفْعُوَانِيَّة (amusement ride) · th รถไฟเหาะตีลังกา (amusement ride) · nn berg-og-dal-bane (amusement ride) · el τρενάκι του τρόμου (amusement ride) · it otto volante (amusement ride) · nb berg-og-dal-bane (amusement ride) · de Achterbahn (amusement ride) · vi tàu lượn siêu tốc (amusement ride) · cmn 空中飛車 /空中飞车 (amusement ride) · ca muntanyes russes (amusement ride) · mk лу́да желе́зница (amusement ride) · ro montagne russe (amusement ride) · gl montaña rusa (amusement ride) · ru америка́нские го́рки (amusement ride) · ko 청룡열차 (amusement ride) · sk horská dráha (amusement ride) · is rússíbani (amusement ride) · ko 제트코스터 (amusement ride) · tr rusdağı (amusement ride) · pl rollercoaster (amusement ride) · pt montanha-russa (amusement ride) · it ottovolante (amusement ride) · fr montagnes russes (amusement ride) · jv kréta luncur (amusement ride) · mn галзуу хулгана (amusement ride) · cmn 過山車 /过山车 (amusement ride) · fo øka (amusement ride) · ja ジェットコースター (amusement ride) · ia montanias russe (amusement ride) · cy ffigar-êt (amusement ride) · el τρενάκι του λούνα παρκ (amusement ride) · cmn 雲霄飛車 /云霄飞车 (amusement ride) · sv berg-och-dal-bana (amusement ride) · pl kolejka górska (amusement ride) · fa ترن هوایی (amusement ride) · hu hullámvasút (amusement ride) · yue 過山車 /过山车 (amusement ride) · cs horská dráha (amusement ride) · eo reltobogano (amusement ride) · rm muntogna russa (amusement ride) · et Ameerika mäed (amusement ride) · mi waka rōnaki (amusement ride) · nl achtbaan (amusement ride) · sv bergochdalbana (amusement ride) · tr lunapark treni (amusement ride) · es montaña rusa (amusement ride)