big dipper

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ˌbig ˈdipper noun [countable]  1. DLO British English old-fashioned a small railway in a funfair, with steep slopes and sharp curves to give an exciting ride 〔游乐场的〕云霄飞车，过山车 →4  See picture of 见图 AMUSEMENT PARK2. the Big Dipper American EnglishHA a group of seven bright stars seen only from northern parts of the world 北斗七星 SYN British English the Plough

Examples from the Corpus

big dipper• The descent, like a big dipper, is exhilarating but perfectly safe.

ˌbig ˈdipper nounChineseSyllable  

with a steep in Corpus a funfair, small railway

big dipper
ˌbig ˈdipper noun [countable]
1. British English old-fashioned a small railway in a funfair, with steep slopes and sharp curves to give an exciting ride
2. the Big Dipper American English a group of seven bright stars seen only from northern parts of the world
   SYN  the Plough British English

big dipperBrE /ˌbɪɡ ˈdɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbɪɡ ˈdɪpər/ 🔊 noun(old-fashioned, BrE) a small train at an amusement park, which goes very quickly up and down a steep track and around bends （游乐场的）云霄飞车，过山车  ➡  see also roller coaster (1) the ˌBig ˈDipper (NAmE) (BrE the Plough) [singular] a group of seven bright stars that can only be seen from the northern half of the world 北斗七星；大熊星座