Synonyms and antonyms of At the circus, amusement park or fairground in British Thesaurus

big dipper (noun)

British a large structure like a small railway with many sharp turns and steep hills that you ride on for fun and excitement at a funfair

big top (noun)

a large tent in which a circus is performed

big wheel (noun)

British a machine at a fair or park in the shape of a large wheel with seats on the edge, that takes people round and round in the air. The American word is Ferris wheel.

bumper car (noun)

a dodgem car

carousel (noun)

mainly American a roundabout

clown (noun)

a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and makes people laugh by doing silly things

coaster (noun)

American a roller coaster

coconut shy (noun)

British a place where people throw balls at coconuts on posts, usually at a fair

custard pie (noun)

a pie that clowns throw at one another as a joke

dodgem (noun)

British a small electric car at a funfair, that you drive and use for deliberately hitting other cars

the dodgems (noun)

British a form of entertainment at a funfair in which you drive a dodgem

ferris wheel (noun)

mainly American a big wheel at a fairground

flume (noun)

a tube or a smooth narrow open surface that people slide down in an amusement park or swimming pool

ghost train (noun)

British a small train in an amusement park that takes you through a dark building where objects suddenly appear to frighten you

helter-skelter (noun)

British a large structure at a fairground consisting of a tower with a slide going round the outside

high wire (noun)

a long rope stretched tightly high above the ground that a performer in a circus balances on

hoop (noun)

a large ring used in a circus for animals to jump through

merry-go-round (noun)

a machine with models of animals or vehicles that children ride on as it goes round in a circle

ride (noun)

a machine at an amusement park (=a place outside where there are games and other activities) that people ride in for fun

ride (noun)

a period of time that you spend on a machine at an amusement park

ring (noun)

an area surrounded by seats at a circus

ringmaster (noun)

someone who introduces the performers at a circus

ringside (noun)

the area around the place where people perform in a circus or fight in a boxing or wrestling match

roller coaster (noun)

a structure like a tall railway with steep slopes at an amusement park, that you have fast rides on for fun

safety net (noun)

a net that is under something to catch people if they fall

sideshow (noun)

an additional smaller entertainment at a fair, circus etc

switchback (noun)

British a roller coaster

tightrope (noun)

a piece of rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks along in a circus. Someone who walks on a tightrope is called a tightrope walker.

trapeze (noun)

a short bar that hangs on two ropes from a high ceiling, used by performers in a circus