(bre - dodgem car)

  • 1dodgem car — variant UK US Main entry: dodgem * * * dodg|em «DOJ uhm», noun, or dodgem car, any one of various small cars ridden for entertainment in rinks at amusement parks or fairs: »It was as meaningless as watching a crowd of dodgem cars bumping and… …

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  • 2dodgem car — dodg|em car [ˈdɔdʒəm ˌka: US ˈda:dʒəm ˌka:r] n BrE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Dodgem, a trademark] a car used on the dodgems American Equivalent: bumper car …

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  • 3dodgem car — noun (C) BrE a small electric car that people drive around an enclosed area at a funfair; bumper car AmE …

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  • 4bumper car — noun a small low powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged • Syn: ↑Dodgem • Hypernyms: ↑vehicle * * * noun, pl ⋯ cars [count] chiefly US : a small electric car that you drive around …

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  • 5bumper — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ front ▪ back, rear BUMPER + NOUN ▪ car (esp. AmE) (usually dodgem in BrE) PHRASES …

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