NOUN | state | roller coaster | anything characterized by abrupt and extreme / extreme changes (especially up and down) |
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artifact | roller coaster, big dipper, chute-the-chute | elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) |
Meaning | Anything characterized by abrupt and extreme / extreme changes (especially up and down). | |
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Example | "the economy has been on a roller coaster all year" | |
Broader | turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang | A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) |
Meaning | elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines). | |
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Synonyms | big dipper, chute-the-chute | |
Narrower | 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 / originally designed to launch rockets |
Broader | elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway | A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
ride | A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement | |
Spanish | montaña rusa | |
Catalan | muntanyes russes |
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