rollercoastingn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊləkəʊstɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roller n.¹, coasting n.

Etymology: < roller n.¹ + coasting n. (compare coasting n. 4), after rollercoaster n. Compare slightly later roller-coast v.

1. The action of riding a rollercoaster. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fairground ride > roller coaster or railway > riding on

rollercoasting1883

rollercoastering1913

1883 Chicago Tribune 30 Sept. 16/5 (headline) Roller Coasting. A new South Side amusement.

1887 Contemp. Rev. May 733 Here are boating, fishing,..roller-coasting..for boys.

1920 Rotarian Sept. 154 Ball games, races, swimming, eats and roller-coasting were the main sports.

1960 R. W. Marks Dymaxion World Buckminster Fuller 27/2 Ducks, however, are anatomically unfitted for such aerial roller coasting.

1988 A. Scadron On their Own 121 Emmeline Wells, a prominent Mormon woman, remembered at her husband's death the emotional roller coasting of marriage with a shared husband.

2002 B. Gaut in A. Neill & A. Ridley Arguing about Art (ed. 2) xviii. 299 What he enjoys about roller-coasting is not the queasiness, but the ‘novel way of moving through space’ and the ‘overall thrill’ of the ride.

2. Surfing. The action of performing a rollercoaster (rollercoaster n. 3). rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > types of

body surfing1908

hot-dogging1929

kamikaze1963

rollercoasting1968

boogie boarding1978

longboarding1982

kiteboarding1996

1968 W. Warwick Surfriding in N.Z. p. iv Roller coasting, one way of dropping and climbing on a wave.

2008 L. Southerden Surf's Up ix. 181 That's why doing S-turns is also called ‘rollercoasting’—you're riding up and down the wave face like a gentle rollercoaster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rollercoasting
释义	rollercoastingn. Brit. /ˈrəʊləkəʊstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roller n.¹, coasting n. Etymology: < roller n.¹ + coasting n. (compare coasting n. 4), after rollercoaster n. Compare slightly later roller-coast v. 1. The action of riding a rollercoaster. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fairground ride > roller coaster or railway > riding on rollercoasting1883 rollercoastering1913 1883 Chicago Tribune 30 Sept. 16/5 (headline) Roller Coasting. A new South Side amusement. 1887 Contemp. Rev. May 733 Here are boating, fishing,..roller-coasting..for boys. 1920 Rotarian Sept. 154 Ball games, races, swimming, eats and roller-coasting were the main sports. 1960 R. W. Marks Dymaxion World Buckminster Fuller 27/2 Ducks, however, are anatomically unfitted for such aerial roller coasting. 1988 A. Scadron On their Own 121 Emmeline Wells, a prominent Mormon woman, remembered at her husband's death the emotional roller coasting of marriage with a shared husband. 2002 B. Gaut in A. Neill & A. Ridley Arguing about Art (ed. 2) xviii. 299 What he enjoys about roller-coasting is not the queasiness, but the ‘novel way of moving through space’ and the ‘overall thrill’ of the ride. 2. Surfing. The action of performing a rollercoaster (rollercoaster n. 3). rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > types of body surfing1908 hot-dogging1929 kamikaze1963 rollercoasting1968 boogie boarding1978 longboarding1982 kiteboarding1996 1968 W. Warwick Surfriding in N.Z. p. iv Roller coasting, one way of dropping and climbing on a wave. 2008 L. Southerden Surf's Up ix. 181 That's why doing S-turns is also called ‘rollercoasting’—you're riding up and down the wave face like a gentle rollercoaster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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