fairground
(feəʳgraʊnd )
Word forms: fairgrounds
countable noun
A fairground is an area of land where a fair is held.
Imagine one of those distorted fairground mirrors where the reflection is recognisable but oddly misshapen.
Image of fairground
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Collocations:
fairground ride
But they might as well have tried to nod off on a fairground ride, such was the helter-skelter day of cricket that was to follow.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The future King was in fits of laughter as he clung to this white-knuckle fairground ride.
The Sun (2006)
It was far worse than the scariest fairground ride.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The fairground ride has a primal impact.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Translations:
Chinese: 游乐场
Japanese: 屋外市を催す場所
- unfair charge
- unfair comparison
- unfair criticism
- unfair disadvantage
- unfair discrimination
- unfair dismissal
- unfair distribution
- unfair expectation
- unfairly
- unfairness
- unfair share of
- unfair tactic
- unfair tax
- unfair treatment
- unfair trial
- unfaithful
- unfaithful spouse
- unfamiliar
- unfamiliar concept
- unfamiliar environment
- unfamiliar face
- unfamiliarity
- unfamiliar name
- unfamiliar setting
- unfamiliar sight