roller coaster

Definition of Roller Coaster in English :

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Noun

1. roller coaster

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

Example Sentences:
'the economy has been on a roller coaster all year'

2. big dipper, chute-the-chute, roller coaster

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Roller Coaster

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noun

another term for big dipper

noun

1.

(in amusement parks) a narrow railway with open carriages that run swiftly over a route of sharp curves and steep inclines

It's great to go on the roller coaster five times and not be sick.

2.

a period characterized by many sudden or extreme changes in a short time

Over the last few years the popularity of Japan's socialists has been on a roller-coaster.

I've been on an emotional roller coaster since I've been here.

Roller Coaster

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1.

an amusement ride in which small, open cars move on tracks that dip and curve sharply

2.

something, as a situation, relationship, or series of events, characterized by frequent abrupt and unpredictable change

Roller Coaster

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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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