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roller-coaster

roll·er-coast·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roh-ler koh-ster]
    • /ˈroʊ lər ˈkoʊ stər/
    • /ˈrəʊ.lər ˈkəʊ.stər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roh-ler koh-ster]
    • /ˈroʊ lər ˈkoʊ stər/

Definitions of roller-coaster word

  • verb without object roller-coaster to go up and down like a roller coaster; rise and fall: a narrow road roller-coastering around the mountain; a light boat roller-coastering over the waves. 1
  • verb without object roller-coaster to experience a period of prosperity, happiness, security, or the like, followed by a contrasting period of economic depression, despair, or the like: The economy was roller-coastering throughout most of the decade. 1
  • adjective roller-coaster of, relating to, or characteristic of a roller coaster. 1
  • adjective roller-coaster resembling the progress of a ride on a roller coaster in sudden extreme changeableness. 1
  • noun roller-coaster a small gravity railroad, especially in an amusement park, having a train with open cars that moves along a high, sharply winding trestle built with steep inclines that produce sudden, speedy plunges for thrill-seeking passengers. 1
  • noun roller-coaster a car or train of cars for such a railroad. 1
See all 13 definitions of roller-coaster

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Origin of roller-coaster

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Roller-coaster

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Roller-coaster

roller-coaster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for roller-coaster

adjective roller-coaster

  • exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
Just one Synonym for roller-coaster

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