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SBNO

SBNO adjective: a roller coaster or other ride at an amusement park which is assembled, and not formally defunct, but not operational or open to the public.

Adjective

SBNO

  1. (slang) A roller coaster or other ride at an amusement park which is assembled, and not formally defunct, but not operational or open to the public.
    • After 2 years of maintenance, the dark ride is still SBNO.
    • The Blue Streak did not operate for a few years in the 1990s; in fact it was added to a list of endangered coasters, classified as SBNO (Standing But Not Operating) by the American Coaster Enthusiasts.2005, Michael E. Costello, Conneaut Lake Park, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 122

Origin of SBNO

Initialism of standing (“erect”) but not operating.

Questions about SBNO

What does SBNO mean?
SBNO means a roller coaster or other ride at an amusement park which is assembled, and not formally defunct, but not operational or open to the public.
What part of speech is SBNO?
SBNO is an adjective.

Words near SBNO in the dictionary

  1. SBM
  2. SBMA
  3. SBMM
  4. SBMs
  5. SBN
  6. SBNO
  7. SBNR
  8. SBO
  9. SBOM
  10. SBOMs
  11. sborgite

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