"Tilt-A-Whirl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Tilt-A-Whirls [plural]
Etymology: tilt + a + whirl. Invented in 1926 by Herbert Sellner of Sellner Manufacturing Company Inc. of Faribault, MN, U.S.A. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tilt|a|whirl}} tilt + a + whirl Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tilt-A-Whirl (plural Tilt-A-Whirls)
  1. A spinning-platform amusement ride that exposes its riders to unpredictable combinations of tilting, spinning and horizontal movement. Translations (amusement ride): Undulateur (French), Undulatadora (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Tilt-A-Whirl-en-noun-PlOqIOUE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'amusement ride': 90 10
  2. (by extension, figurative) Any fast-paced, unpredictable and disorienting experience. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Tilt-A-Whirl-en-noun-oLxDiT5E

Inflected forms

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