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roller-coaster

roller-coaster is the alternative spelling of rollercoaster.

Meaning of rollercoaster

Noun

rollercoaster (plural rollercoasters)

  1. An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.
    Synonyms:
    big dipper, switchback, coaster, 🎢
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A situation characterized by significant fluctuations in direction, emotion or intensity.
    • Morgan's men reversed their fortunes and swept into the final with three successive victories, including a memorable semi-final demolition of Australia.
      In the final, the rollercoaster continued, only for the heroics of Stokes to leave England as worthy champions, matching the achievement of the...2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport, London

Forms of roller-coaster

pluralroller-coasters

Phrases with roller-coaster

Questions about roller-coaster

What is roller-coaster the alternative spelling of?
Roller-coaster is the alternative spelling of rollercoaster.

Words near roller-coaster in the dictionary

  1. roller tables
  2. roller towel
  3. roller towels
  4. roller-blade
  5. roller-blades
  6. roller-coaster
  7. roller-coaster ride
  8. roller-coaster rides
  9. roller-coasterish
  10. roller-coasters
  11. roller-cone bit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: roller-coaster (page history and authors); rollercoaster (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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