montagne russe
/mɒnˌtanjə ˈruːs/(also montagnes russes)
noun
A scenic switchback railway; a roller-coaster (also as the name for a particular attraction).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Blackwood's Magazine. From French montagnes russes roller-coaster, lit. ‘Russian mountains’ from the plural of montagne + russe Russian, with reference to the popularity in Russia of the winter sport.
- play a trick (or joke) on
- play away
- playback
- playback singer
- play ball
- playbill
- playboat
- playboater
- playboating
- play bone
- playbook
- play both ends against the middle
- playbox
- playboy
- playboyish
- playboyishness
- playboyism
- playbroker
- playbus
- play by one's own rules
- play-by-play
- play by the rules
- playcalling
- play-card
- play catch-up