amusement park

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amusement park

A commercially operated enterprise that offers rides, games, and other forms of entertainment.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

amusement park

an open-air entertainment area consisting of stalls, side shows, etc

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

amuse′ment park`

a park equipped with such recreational devices as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, etc., and usu. having booths for games and refreshments.

[1905–10]

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Noun

amusement park - a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement

funfair, pleasure ground

ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement

common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"

theme park - an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)

Translations

مَلْهىً

pouť

forlystelsespark

Jahrmarkt

λούνα παρκ

feria

huvipuisto

fête foraine parc de loisirs

lunapark

luna park parco divertimenti

遊園地

유원지

zabaviščni park

nöjesfält

สวนสนุก

lunapark

hội chợ vui chơi

游乐场

amusement park

n → luna park m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

amusement park

→ مَلْهىً pouť forlystelsespark Jahrmarkt λούνα παρκ feria huvipuisto fête foraine lunapark luna park 遊園地 유원지 kermis fornøyelsespark wesołe miasteczko parque de diversões парк с аттракционами nöjesfält สวนสนุก lunapark hội chợ vui chơi 游乐场

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In addition to his big hotels, he built amusement parks for the common people, and art galleries and club-house country inns for the more finicky classes.

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YouGov's research shows that after amusement parks, a trip to a nature or wildlife retreat is the second most preferred type of staycation by UAE residents (45%), followed by an adventure or sports-related outing (40%).

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Amusement parks have a way of conjuring up vivid summertime memories: the smell of cotton candy and popcorn in the warm summer air, the whirling of the rides, ticket booths and carnival games on the midway, and streams of people soaking it all in.

Elmhurst's Family Fun Fair celebrates amusement parks

Cedar Fair has previously announced the development of new hotels adjacent to two of its other amusement parks, including a SpringHill Suites by Marriott at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a Hyatt-branded hotel on the site of its Canada's Wonderland amusement park near Toronto in Vaughan, Ontario.

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SEVEN had previously announced plans to develop Saudi Arabia's nascent entertainment and leisure sector, starting with movie theatres, entertainment and recreation clusters and amusement parks. The company is developing the sector as part of the Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 plan.

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Earlier Monday, department of labour inspection director, Anastasios Yiannaki, told private Astra radio that there was no legal framework for amusement parks in Cyprus or the EU.

Full checks to be carried out on Ayia Napa park after accident

The company owns and operates 11 amusement parks, including its flagship park, Cedar Point, along with two outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and four hotels.

Cedar Fair to Acquire the Land Beneath California's Great America Amusement Park

emergency departments dealt with 30,000 injuries linked to amusement parks and carnivals, according to the U.S.

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This appears to be a glaring, deadly gap in the system for a country where mechanised amusement parks are good business given the rapidly burgeoning population.

Avoidable tragedy

Meanwhile Chief Secretary Sindh has sought a report of the incident and ordered to shut all the amusement parks in the province for three days.