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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Roller coaster \Roller coaster\ An amusement railroad of varying design in which open cars coast by gravity over a long winding track in a closed circuit, with steep pitches and ascents, and in some cases loops in which the cars are briefly upside-down; typically, the cars are pulled by a chain device to the top of the first peak, after which gravity and momentum provide the only propulsive forces. In some cases, the cars are suspended from a monorail rather than resting on a track, and such cars may be made to swing outward at an angle near to the horizontal. It is a popular amusement at many amusement parks, but is sufficiently frightening to some people that they refuse to ride in one.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of rollercoaster English)
WordNet
n. anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down); "the economy has been on a roller coaster all year"
elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) [syn: big dipper, chute-the-chute]
Wikipedia
A roller coaster is an amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained a patent regarding roller coasters on January 20, 1885, which were made out of wood, but this patent is considerably later than the "Russian mountains" described below. In essence a specialized railroad system, a roller coaster consists of a track that rises in designed patterns, sometimes with one or more inversions (such as vertical loops) that briefly turn the rider upside down. The track does not necessarily have to be a complete circuit, as shuttle roller coasters demonstrate. Most roller coasters have multiple cars in which passengers sit and are restrained. Two or more cars hooked together are called a train. Some roller coasters, notably wild mouse roller coasters, run with single cars.
Roller Coaster is the second album, released in 2004, by Scott Cain, singer-songwriter and winner of Australian Popstars 2002. It was released on the ABC Kids label and is targeted at children, but is lyrically relatively adult and not dissimilar to his debut album, Controlled Folly. However Cain co-wrote every song on Roller Coaster compared to only two on his debut.
The album's themes, according to the press release, are "songs that most kids can relate to; from having your first celebrity crush, hanging out, and generally enjoying life". Many of the tracks on Roller Coaster relate somehow to skateboarding. The track "Hilary Duff" (about Hilary Duff, sometimes called "I've Got a Crush on Hilary Duff") was released for airplay as a promotional single, and a music video was shot, but the track never quite saw release as a proper commercial single. The track "Perfect Day" here made its second appearance, having also been included on Controlled Folly in 2002, and "Step Into My World" was originally released on a Roadshow compilation in 2003.
Despite massive commercial failure, this album sparked a minor career revival for Cain, who received limited airplay with "Hilary Duff" and soon after the album's release opened for Hilary Duff on her tour of Australia. The track "Don't Stop Rollin'" also became well known for coining the popular expression "Chafeboard! Watch out!". However, Roller Coaster is now out of print and was entirely removed from the ABC website less than a year after release.
In 2005, Roller Coaster was picked up by an independent distributor in Japan, where it became surprisingly popular on the children's market. The Japanese release added five bonus tracks, including rarities and previously unreleased material.
Roller Coaster is a platform-based game which contains some strategy and puzzle elements. Uniquely it holds the claim of being the first video game to ever simulate amusement rides.
Roller Coaster was released in 1985 by British video game developer Elite Systems, to overwhelmingly positive reviews. It was, for a time, one of the most popular games for the ZX Spectrum.
A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride.
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Roller Coaster is the 2006 album by Osaka all-girl band Red Bacteria Vacuum.
Roller Coaster – also known as Scenic Railway or The Scenic – is a wooden roller coaster at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth, UK. The ride was built at the park in 1932 and has remained operational. It stands and operates as the only remaining ride of its kind in the UK; and one of only eight in the world. It is one of only two remaining roller coasters where a ' brakeman' is required to ride with the train, to control its speed as there are no brakes on the track. It is the second tallest and second fastest wooden roller coaster in the UK.
Roller Coaster (Vietnamese: Tàu Lượn Siêu Tốc) is a steel roller coaster located at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Built in 1998, it is the first roller coaster in Vietnam. Until the opening of a similar roller coaster at Đại Nam Văn Hiến which has 4 inversions, the Dam Sen roller coaster had the most inversions in Vietnam.
Roller Coaster (Vietnamese: Tàu Lộn Vòng Siêu Tốc) is a steel roller coaster located at Đại Nam Văn Hiến in Bình Dương, Vietnam. The ride was built in late 2008. Currently it is the tallest and fastest roller coaster, and the one with the most inversions, in Vietnam.
Except for the second loop the ride is almost an exact duplicate of a similar roller coaster at Dam Sen Cultural Park.
Roller Coaster (Vietnamese: Tàu Lượn Siêu Tốc) is a steel roller coaster located at Suoi Tien Amusement Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With a length of , it is currently the longest roller coaster in Vietnam. The coaster has a rectangular track layout, covering a pond known as Đại Cung Lạc Cảnh Hồ.
Roller Coaster, often nicknamed the "White" Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah, United States, is the oldest roller coaster at the park. Built in 1921 and operating ever since, Roller Coaster is the seventh oldest roller coaster in the world and the fourth oldest in the United States.
"Roller Coaster" is a single by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. Released on November 25, 2013, the song is the eighth in Bieber's series Music Mondays, the first seven being " Heartbreaker" (October 7, 2013), " All That Matters" (October 14), " Hold Tight" (October 21), " Recovery" (October 28), " Bad Day" (November 4), " All Bad" (November 11) and " PYD" (November 18). Bieber released a new single every week for 10 weeks from October 7 to December 9, 2013. The Swedish Jazz Fusion band, Dirty Loops, covered the song on their album Loopified
"Roller Coaster" is a song written by Michael Carter and Cole Swindell, and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released to country radio on June 14, 2014 as the fifth single from his fourth studio album, Crash My Party.
"Roller Coaster" is the debut single recorded by American singer and songwriter Erika Jayne for her debut studio album Pretty Mess (2009). Released as the album's lead single, the song was first distributed digitally on January 1, 2007, accompanied by a CD single released in the same month. The CD single included eleven remixes of the song in addition to the single version.
Musically, the track is a house song, with incorporations of EDM music. Commercially successful, "Roller Coaster" managed to peak at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 2007.
Usage examples of "roller coaster".
From there he could climb down the roller coaster frame to the ground.
Then I thought that perhaps the fan belt was thrown into the air during all the commotion, and perhaps landed up in the tracks of the roller coaster, but I have climbed over every inch without success.
The photograph was one of the shots from the roller coaster, on that last big hill.
Janelle gave the signal to the old man in the booth, and the roller coaster jerked into motion.
With the eerie fluidity of all changes in all dreams, it became a roller coaster in an amusement park, heading out on the start of a thrill ride.
And later, he could see the great skeleton of the roller coaster against the sky.
It was as if he'd gotten on a roller coaster and there was no way to get off until it reached the end of the line.
As he rose from his chair, Barty began to reacquaint himself with the feeling of all the ways things are, began to bend his mind around the loops and rolls and tucks of reality that he had perceived on the roller coaster that day, and by the time he had followed Angel and Tom to the bottom of the stairs and into the oak-shaded yard behind the house, the day faded into view for him.
It started somewhere in between the March Hare roller coaster and the Log Ride, rising in a beautiful arch like a rainbow that ended on the island.
There was left the roller coaster, an outdoor gunboat ride and a restaurant.