big dipper
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a large structure like a small railway with many sharp turns and steep hills that you ride on for fun and excitement at a funfair
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noun
a large structure like a small railway with many sharp turns and steep hills that you ride on for fun and excitement at a funfair
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a machine at a fair or park in the shape of a large wheel with seats on the edge, that takes people round and round in the air. The American word is Ferris wheel.
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a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and makes people laugh by doing silly things
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a small electric car at a funfair, that you drive and use for deliberately hitting other cars
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a tube or a smooth narrow open surface that people slide down in an amusement park or swimming pool
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a small train in an amusement park that takes you through a dark building where objects suddenly appear to frighten you
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a large structure at a fairground consisting of a tower with a slide going round the outside
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a long rope stretched tightly high above the ground that a performer in a circus balances on
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a machine with models of animals or vehicles that children ride on as it goes round in a circle
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a machine at an amusement park (=a place outside where there are games and other activities) that people ride in for fun
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the area around the place where people perform in a circus or fight in a boxing or wrestling match
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a structure like a tall railway with steep slopes at an amusement park, that you have fast rides on for fun
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a piece of rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks along in a circus. Someone who walks on a tightrope is called a tightrope walker.
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