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noun
- 1. a fairground attraction that consists of a light railway track which has many tight turns and steep slopes on which people ride in small, fast open carriages.
verb
- 1. move, change, or occur in a dramatically changeable manner: "the twentieth century fades behind us and history roller-coasters on"
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a situation that changes from one extreme to another, or in which a person's feelings change from one extreme to another: Demand and the weak dollar are driving the peaks and valleys of oil prices, creating uncertainty about when the rollercoaster ride will end. He was on an emotional roller coaster for a while when he lost his job. Fewer examples.
a small railroad, esp. in an amusement park, with open cars that travel quickly along a steep, curved track that goes up and down over and over. A roller coaster is also a feeling, situation, or experience that changes very quickly: an emotional roller coaster.
noun. roll· er coast· er ˈrō-lər-ˌkō-stər. ˈrō-lē-ˌkō- 1. : an elevated railway (as in an amusement park) constructed with sharp curves and steep inclines on which cars roll. 2. : something resembling a roller coaster. especially : behavior, events, or experiences characterized by sudden and extreme changes. an emotional roller coaster.
If you say that someone or something is on a roller-coaster, you mean that they go through many sudden or extreme changes in a short time.
A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling experience. [1][2] Trains consist of open cars connected in a single line, and the rides are often found in theme parks around th...
a small railroad, esp. in an amusement park, with open cars that travel quickly along a steep, curved track that goes up and down over and over. A roller coaster is also a feeling, situation, or experience that changes very quickly: an emotional roller coaster.
A roller coaster carries you quickly along a railroad-type track, sending you up and down steep hills and around sharp turns. When you ride a roller coaster, you sit in an open-topped car, usually in a long chain of connected carriages that creep up and then plunge down hills.
Definition of roller coaster noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ROLLER COASTER meaning: 1 : a ride at an amusement park which is like a small, open train with tracks that are high off the ground and that have sharp curves and steep hills; 2 : a situation or experience that involves sudden and extreme changes.
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).
