fairground
pronunciation
How to pronounce fairground in British English:
UK [ˈfeəɡraʊnd]
How to pronounce fairground in American English:
US [ˈferɡraʊnd]
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- Noun:
- an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
Word Origin
- fairground (n.)
- also fair-ground, 1741, from fair (n.) + ground (n.).
Example
- 1. We have a lot of fun at the fairground today .
- 2. The fairground was a whirl of colour .
- 3. There was a small fairground just by the river , with a carousel , a roller coaster and a ferris wheel .
- 4. Roundabouts , swings , shooting galleries and other fairground amusements ; travelling circu - ses and travelling menageries ; travelling theatres .
- 5. Dandong 's tour boats take visitors close to the north korean bank where they can see timber piled up ready for shipment across the river-close to a hotel that rarely has guests and a fairground ferris wheel that never moves .