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coaster

[ koh-ster ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that coasts.
  2. a small dish, tray, or mat, especially for placing under a glass to protect a table from moisture.
  3. a ship engaged in coastwise trade.
  4. a sled for coasting.
  5. a tray for holding a decanter to be passed around a dining table.


Coaster

1

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a person from the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

coaster

2

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a vessel or trader engaged in coastal commerce
  2. a small tray, sometimes on wheels, for holding a decanter, wine bottle, etc
  3. a person or thing that coasts
  4. a protective disc or mat for glasses or bottles
  5. short for roller coaster
  6. a European resident on the coast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coaster1

First recorded in 1565–75; coast + -er 1
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Gurr’s defining Disney creations — the sci-fi-inspired monorails of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the first implementation of a tubular steel coaster in the Matterhorn — are just a small fraction of his résumé.

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Taken together, it’s a trade war roller coaster that has business owners around the region scrambling to comprehend the effects on their profit margins and plot a viable path forward.

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But from deciding how many loops to include on a coaster, to making sure even the trees blend in seamlessly with an area's design, building a dream world is a painstaking task.

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Those bonds seemed to only tighten Wednesday as they rode the emotional roller coaster with Doncic instead of leaving him to face it alone.

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But I did ride Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, and it’s one of Orlando’s finest family coasters.

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