montagne russen.

Brit.

/mɒnˌtanjə ˈruːs/, U.S.

/mɑnˌteɪnjə ˈrus/

Inflections: Plural montagnes russe, montagnes russes.

Forms: 1800s– montagne russe, 1800s– montagnes russes.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French montagnes russes.

Etymology: < French montagnes russes roller-coaster, lit. ‘Russian mountains’ (1816 or earlier denoting an elevation or construction from which a sledge is released down a particular course, 1817 in Les Montagnes Russes à Belleville , the name of an early roller-coaster in Paris) < the plural of montagne mountain n. + russe Russian (see Russ adj.), with reference to the popularity in Russia of the winter sport. Compare Italian montagne russe ( < French), Spanish montaña rusa (1842; after French).Not fully naturalized in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (moṅtan^y rüs) /mɔ̃taɲ rys/.

A scenic switchback railway; a roller-coaster (also as the name for a particular attraction). Also figurative.

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society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fairground ride > roller coaster or railway

montagne russe1834

mountain railway1851

switchback1863

rollercoaster1883

scenic railway1890

chute1908

coaster1910

moon rocket1921

motor-coaster1928

giant racer1934

Big Dipper1935

scenic1956

1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 747 So flowed on Brady..the theatres, the Champs Elysées, the Montagnes Russes—every thing, in short, about Paris, was depicted.

1838 United Service Jrnl. July 302 Wherever there is a hill or declivity, a ‘montagne Russe’ is speedily prepared.

1853 Q. Rev. June 257 Carefully registering when and how often he went down in the cars of the Montagnes Russes.

1885 A. Dobson At Sign of Lyre 30 You tried the cul-de-sac of Thought; The montagne Russe of Pleasure.

1889 Harper's Mag. May 848/2 The Montagnes Russe are very popular, because you meet there the Grand-Duchesses in the beautiful gardens of the Tauride.

1947 Horizon July 32 Political excitement..‘ran high’, but..it seems like a switchback, a montagne russe compared with Mount Everest.

1994 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 14 July a3 The park's biggest roller-coaster, the Montagne Russe, will remain. But the amusement park may be reduced in size.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	montagne russe
释义	montagne russen. Brit. /mɒnˌtanjə ˈruːs/, U.S. /mɑnˌteɪnjə ˈrus/ Inflections: Plural montagnes russe, montagnes russes. Forms: 1800s– montagne russe, 1800s– montagnes russes. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French montagnes russes. Etymology: < French montagnes russes roller-coaster, lit. ‘Russian mountains’ (1816 or earlier denoting an elevation or construction from which a sledge is released down a particular course, 1817 in Les Montagnes Russes à Belleville , the name of an early roller-coaster in Paris) < the plural of montagne mountain n. + russe Russian (see Russ adj.), with reference to the popularity in Russia of the winter sport. Compare Italian montagne russe ( < French), Spanish montaña rusa (1842; after French).Not fully naturalized in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (moṅtan^y rüs) /mɔ̃taɲ rys/. A scenic switchback railway; a roller-coaster (also as the name for a particular attraction). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fairground ride > roller coaster or railway montagne russe1834 mountain railway1851 switchback1863 rollercoaster1883 scenic railway1890 chute1908 coaster1910 moon rocket1921 motor-coaster1928 giant racer1934 Big Dipper1935 scenic1956 1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 747 So flowed on Brady..the theatres, the Champs Elysées, the Montagnes Russes—every thing, in short, about Paris, was depicted. 1838 United Service Jrnl. July 302 Wherever there is a hill or declivity, a ‘montagne Russe’ is speedily prepared. 1853 Q. Rev. June 257 Carefully registering when and how often he went down in the cars of the Montagnes Russes. 1885 A. Dobson At Sign of Lyre 30 You tried the cul-de-sac of Thought; The montagne Russe of Pleasure. 1889 Harper's Mag. May 848/2 The Montagnes Russe are very popular, because you meet there the Grand-Duchesses in the beautiful gardens of the Tauride. 1947 Horizon July 32 Political excitement..‘ran high’, but..it seems like a switchback, a montagne russe compared with Mount Everest. 1994 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 14 July a3 The park's biggest roller-coaster, the Montagne Russe, will remain. But the amusement park may be reduced in size. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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