Big dipper
Big dipper noun - Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines).
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Synonyms for Big dipper
Roller coaster is a synonym for big dipper. In some cases you can use "Roller coaster" instead a noun phrase "Big dipper".
Roller coaster
Roller coaster noun - Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines).
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Big dipper is a synonym for roller coaster. You can use "Big dipper" instead a noun phrase "Roller coaster".
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The generic name was originally "Russian ice mountain" before successive trade names caused to become "scenic railway" (1890s), then "big dipper" (1920s) and finally "roller coaster" (1930s).
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The only things still standing are the half-demolished main entrance, across a desolate parking lot, and a historic roller coaster called the Big Dipper, standing but not used since the park closed and also overgrown with weeds and run down.
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Theme Parks
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