2016年3月11日 星期五

Ferris wheel, summertime amusement

The Brief History of the Ferris Wheel | History | Smithsonian

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-ferris-wheel-180955300/

The Brief History of the Ferris Wheel. Originally the American answer to the Eiffel Tower, the summertime amusement became a hallmark of summer fun.

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amusement 


音節
 
a • muse • ment
 
発音
 
əmjúːzmənt
  1. [名詞]
  2. 1 楽しみ,慰み,気晴らし,遊び;喜び,面白がること,感興(enjoyment)
    • place of amusement
    • 娯楽場(劇場・映画館など)
    • excite amusement
    • 感興をそそる,面白がらせる
    • find amusement in
    • …に楽しみを見いだす
  3. 2 (個々の)楽しみごと,慰みごと,娯楽(entertainment)
    • seek amusements
    • 娯楽を求める
  4. 3 (遊園地などの)娯楽設備(メリーゴーラウンド,ジェットコースター,ゲームセンターなど).
  5. [語源]
    1603.<中期フランス語

    Ferris wheel
    ˈfɛrɪs/
    noun
    1. a fairground ride consisting of a giant vertical revolving wheel with passenger cars suspended on its outer edge.

    Ferris wheel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel

    Ferris wheel, named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., (sometimes called a big wheel, observation wheel, or, in the case of the very tallest examples, giant wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger ...


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