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/rˈoʊlər kˈoʊstər/ Listen

Roller coaster

noun

Anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down).

Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines). Synonyms: big dipper, chute-the-chute.

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"Roller coaster" Quotes from Famous Books

... dead right about that, for the further we got into New Hampshire the more the road looked like it had been built by a roller coaster fan. I always had a notion this was a small state, from the way it looks on the map, but I'll bet if it could be rolled flat once it would spread out near as big as Texas. All we did was to climb up and up and then slide down and down. Generally at the bottom was one of these covered ...

— Torchy and Vee • Sewell Ford

Words linked to "Roller coaster" : elevated, elevated railway, Sturm und Drang, elevated railroad, turbulence, overhead railway, el, upheaval, hypercoaster, ride