"Tilt-A-Whirl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪlt ə ˌʍɪɹl/ Forms: Tilt-A-Whirls [plural]
Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'amusement ride': 85 15
  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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