coaster
coaster
Definition
coaster (kōs′tər)
noun
- a person or thing that coasts
- a ship that carries cargo or passengers from port to port along a coast
- ☆ a sled or wagon for coasting
Etymology: < obs. sense of coast, vi., “to pass close to or around”
a small tray, usually on wheels, as for passing a wine decanter around a table- a small tray, mat, or disk placed under a glass or bottle to protect a table or other surface
coaster
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- emotion: A real roller coaster of emotions to watch her perform.
- ride: From Scotland to the high seas, to the United States, it's a roller coaster of a ride.
Converse of object
- ride: I felt like I was riding a roller coaster in the dark, getting a whiplash ending.
- build: Unlimited money: Enable the " All purchases are free " code, then build a roller coaster.
- include: I went on all the rides including two roller coasters, which were not too scary.
Adjective modifier
- emotional: We were on an emotional roller coaster, not knowing who to believe.
- wooden: There are many rides large & small, including a rattling wooden roller coaster, & more modern state of the art roller coasters.
- famous: See how the parks have changed over the years and view brochures that introduced some of the most famous roller coasters in the world.
- fast: It's definitely a town full of firsts: Taller, faster roller coasters in the Pleasure beach, bigger clubs at night.
- small: Better still is the Robert, a small coaster which sank off the eastern coast in 1975.
- real: A real roller coaster of emotions to watch her perform.
Modifies a noun
- ride: There is the Pleasure Beach to enjoy with its roller coaster rides for all you thrill seekers out there!
- brake: Or get a rear wheel with a coaster brake, which allows a few extra tricks too!
- set: Fabulously funky mug and coaster set proudly sporting the lyrics to " I'm too sexy " .
Noun used with modifier
- roller: There is the Pleasure Beach to enjoy with its roller coaster rides for all you thrill seekers out there!
- steam: The steam coaster Daphne turned over immediately after launching on the Clyde with the loss of 124 lives.
- drink: These very pretty cut glass drinks coasters are round, with a cut star pattern to the base.
- glass: These very pretty cut glass drinks coasters are round, with a cut star pattern to the base.
- wine: Wine coasters became a regular part of wine equipage from about 1760.
- launch: NEXT YEAR @ Thorpe park, have plans for a launch coaster.
coaster Quotes
Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke-stack, Butting through the Channel in the mad March days.
Browse dictionary entries near coaster
- coastal
- Coast Ranges
- Coast Mountains
- coast guard
- coast
- coarseness
- coarsen
- coarsegrained
- Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
- coarse
- coaster brake
- coastland
- coastline
- coastward
- coastwise
- coat
- coat hanger
- coat of arms
- coat of mail
- coat-trailing
