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Meanings of big dipper in English

Portuguese
montanha-russa
Catalan
muntanyes russes
Spanish
montaña rusa

Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)

        montanha-russa
        Spanish
        el carro

        Heraldic constellation.

              Related terms
              el carro

              A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major.

                    Usage of big dipper in English
                    1
                    I quite enjoyed it: it was like being on a big dipper.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    From the fairground came the ritual screams from the falling big dipper.
                    The coldest blood
                    3
                    It looks just like a big dipper, and like nothing else.
                    Classic Myths
                    4
                    A klaxon sounded at the funfair and screams marked the descent of the big dipper.
                    The coldest blood
                    5
                    Then water was taken from the large vessel and thrown over the stones with a big dipper.
                    The Land of the Long Night
                    6
                    It was a strange feeling, half-cozy, half-exposed, and very like being on the big dipper in a fairground.
                    Archer’s Goon
                    7
                    A funfair engineer was last night in intensive care after being struck by a big dipper in Portrush, Co Antrim.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    He looked up and saw the Big Dipper, the Great Bear, Orion.
                    Under the dome: a novel
                    9
                    The Big Dipper is the one superstition that everyone can agree on.
                    The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
                    10
                    The Big Dipper, Orion, a bunch of other constellations she couldn't name.
                    Mission road
                    11
                    Why, nothing but the Big Dipper up there among the stars.
                    Classic Myths
                    12
                    Minute after minute passed, but no light flashed out on the Big Dipper.
                    Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
                    13
                    She must go to the Big Dipper and light the lamps!
                    Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
                    14
                    My brain keeps trying to find Orion and the Big Dipper.
                    Cibola Burn
                    15
                    Through a rift in the clouds a cluster of stars showed briefly-theBig Dipper.
                    Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island
                    16
                    Soon the Big Dipper light was once more gleaming cheerfully athwart the stormy harbour.
                    Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
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