fairgroundn.¹

Brit.

/ˈfɛːɡraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈfɛrˌɡraʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fair n.², ground n.

Etymology: < fair n.² + ground n.

An outdoor area where a fair is traditionally held or periodically set up. Also: a place at which rides and other amusements are permanently set up. Also in plural in same sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun]

fairground1741

amusement park1890

Luna Park1911

pleasuredrome1917

theme park1960

1741 Lady Pomfret Let. 21 June (1805) III. 247 The fair-ground..is a square enclosure, with..shops of all sorts on each hand.

1857 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1856–7 2 25 In case you choose a spot of ground on our line south of the city for fair grounds.

1881 Echo 9 July 3/1 The Munster pig buyers have peremptorily refused to buy on the fair-ground of Sir Henry Becher.

1901 W. A. Dutt Highways & Byways in E. Anglia xiii. 355 Old Richard and Goody Kate, dressed in their worn and faded ‘Sunday-best’, at length reach the fair ground.

1937 Irish Times 14 Apr. 9 (advt.) Visit Coney Island, that fantastic fairground.

1968 D. Braithwaite Fairground Archit. 103 ‘Dodg'ems’ have been the most consistently popular ride on the fairground.

2004 S. Hall Electric Michelangelo 155 The decorated blinking gateways and turnstiles into the fairgrounds were almost deserted, the rides and the shows were quiet.

Compounds

General attributive, as fairground attraction, fairground ride, etc.

ΚΠ

1866 Documents Assembly State N.Y., 89th Session IV. 378 I was..in the Fair Ground building used as a hospital at Goldsboro'.

1872 Kansas Mag. Oct. 386/2 The fair-ground stalls shall be crowded with the pampered specimens of the master's skill and care.

1890 29th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 521 A contract was entered into by this association for the purchase of a fair ground site.

1934 P. Allingham Cheapjack ii. 18 I discovered that ‘tick-off’ was the fair-ground slang for fortune-teller.

1953 Encounter Oct. 40/1 A blue-green, rococo building..that reminds me of a fair-ground pavilion.

1971 L. Beckwith About my Father's Business (1973) xi. 135 Neither Mother nor Father had the time or inclination to visit the fairground amusements.

1991 D. Lodge Paradise News i. i. 16 He looked suddenly cheerful, grinning and waving..like a child on a fairground ride.

2010 South Afr. 2 Feb. 18/4 Adjacent to the gardens..was the ‘Winter Wonderland’, an array of fairground attractions such as a large Ferris wheel, stalls selling pies, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fairground
释义	fairgroundn.¹ Brit. /ˈfɛːɡraʊnd/, U.S. /ˈfɛrˌɡraʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fair n.², ground n. Etymology: < fair n.² + ground n. An outdoor area where a fair is traditionally held or periodically set up. Also: a place at which rides and other amusements are permanently set up. Also in plural in same sense. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] fairground1741 amusement park1890 Luna Park1911 pleasuredrome1917 theme park1960 1741 Lady Pomfret Let. 21 June (1805) III. 247 The fair-ground..is a square enclosure, with..shops of all sorts on each hand. 1857 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1856–7 2 25 In case you choose a spot of ground on our line south of the city for fair grounds. 1881 Echo 9 July 3/1 The Munster pig buyers have peremptorily refused to buy on the fair-ground of Sir Henry Becher. 1901 W. A. Dutt Highways & Byways in E. Anglia xiii. 355 Old Richard and Goody Kate, dressed in their worn and faded ‘Sunday-best’, at length reach the fair ground. 1937 Irish Times 14 Apr. 9 (advt.) Visit Coney Island, that fantastic fairground. 1968 D. Braithwaite Fairground Archit. 103 ‘Dodg'ems’ have been the most consistently popular ride on the fairground. 2004 S. Hall Electric Michelangelo 155 The decorated blinking gateways and turnstiles into the fairgrounds were almost deserted, the rides and the shows were quiet. Compounds General attributive, as fairground attraction, fairground ride, etc. ΚΠ 1866 Documents Assembly State N.Y., 89th Session IV. 378 I was..in the Fair Ground building used as a hospital at Goldsboro'. 1872 Kansas Mag. Oct. 386/2 The fair-ground stalls shall be crowded with the pampered specimens of the master's skill and care. 1890 29th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 521 A contract was entered into by this association for the purchase of a fair ground site. 1934 P. Allingham Cheapjack ii. 18 I discovered that ‘tick-off’ was the fair-ground slang for fortune-teller. 1953 Encounter Oct. 40/1 A blue-green, rococo building..that reminds me of a fair-ground pavilion. 1971 L. Beckwith About my Father's Business (1973) xi. 135 Neither Mother nor Father had the time or inclination to visit the fairground amusements. 1991 D. Lodge Paradise News i. i. 16 He looked suddenly cheerful, grinning and waving..like a child on a fairground ride. 2010 South Afr. 2 Feb. 18/4 Adjacent to the gardens..was the ‘Winter Wonderland’, an array of fairground attractions such as a large Ferris wheel, stalls selling pies, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1741
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