Definitions
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- noun
megacoaster
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- noun a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets
Etymologies
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hyper- + coaster
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Examples
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Designed and manufactured by B&M, it is their tallest installment of a B&M hypercoaster to date.
WN.com - Articles related to Wage gap with Australia wider - report 2010
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Onride footage on the 232 foot tall, new hypercoaster, "Intimidator" at "Carowinds" Themed
WN.com - Articles related to Wage gap with Australia wider - report 2010
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Actually, you'd be surprised -- Apparently, the vast majority of skydivers get more butterflies from a good massive hypercoaster drop, than from a skydive.
CrackBerry.com blogs 2009
mtc commented on the word hypercoaster
A word that inspires hyperbole and one-upmanship... For instance, there are also giga coasters (any full circuit coaster over 300 ft,) and strata coasters (any full circuit coaster over 400 ft).
"Knock yourself out," as they say!
June 26, 2012