white-knuckle ride
white-knuckle ride noun: an extremely exciting and nerve-racking ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white.
Noun
white-knuckle ride (plural white-knuckle rides)
- An extremely exciting and nerve-racking ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white.
- A newly-devised ‘white-knuckle’ ride in a funfair was named ‘the Braveheart ride’.2003, Colin McArthur, Brigadoon Braveheart and the Scots, IB Tauris, page 139
- A car ride or bike ride that is similarly nerve-racking, provoking fear of a crash.
- Any extremely exciting or nerve-racking experience.
- They must be insane to think Judy Finnegan would retire from the daily white-knuckle ride that is live television with Richard Madeley.2007, The Guardian, G2, 22 Jun., p. 3
Forms of white-knuckle ride
| plural | white-knuckle rides |
|---|---|
| alternative form | white knuckle ride |
Questions about white-knuckle ride
- What does white-knuckle ride mean?
- White-knuckle ride means an extremely exciting and nerve-racking ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white.
- What part of speech is white-knuckle ride?
- White-knuckle ride is a noun.
- What is the plural of white-knuckle ride?
- The plural of white-knuckle ride is white-knuckle rides.
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