单词 | wall of death |
释义 | > as lemmasWall of Death Wall of Death n. a fairground sideshow in which a motorcyclist uses gravitational force to ride his motorcycle around the inside walls of a vertical cylinder. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > other side-shows poppy-show1691 hall of mirrors1789 peep show1851 funhouse1920 freak show1939 Wall of Death1946 1946 G. Tyrwhitt-Drake Eng. Circus & Fair Ground xviii. 210 Undoubtedly the most thrilling side-show was the ‘Wall of Death’, first seen here..in 1928. 1959 Listener 26 Feb. 371/2 It might..spin quickly round the steep hollow like a rider on the Wall of Death. 1976 ‘W. Trevor’ Children of Dynmouth i. 13 The Hall of a Million Mirrors and the Tunnel of Love and Alfonso's and Annabella's Wall of Death were in the process of erection. < as lemmas |
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