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coaster Definition

coaster (kōs′tər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that coasts
  2. a ship that carries cargo or passengers from port to port along a coast
  3. ☆ a sled or wagon for coasting

  4. 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
  5. 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.

—Masefield,John Edward