fairground

«fairground» in Mova's school dictionary: an open area where a fair is held, with rides, games… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a fairground, fairgrounds)

meaning for a pupil

1) A fairground is an open area where a fair is held, with rides, games, stalls and food. tree →

2) As an adjective-like word, fairground describes things from a fair, as in «fairground rides». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories: summer fairs, carousels, dodgems, candyfloss; in science, forces on rides; in safety, staying with adults and following ride rules; phrases: fairground ride, fairground games.

examples

• We went on the dodgems at the fairground. tree →
• The fairground lights glowed at night. tree →
• Hold Dad's hand so you don't get lost in the fairground. tree →
• The fairground was packed with families. tree →
• I won a teddy on a fairground game. tree →
• A big wheel stood in the middle of the fairground. tree →

note

Countable. One word. In the USA «fairgrounds» (plural) is often used for one place, as in «the county fairgrounds».

In the corpora

• Fairground games are set up so the stall makes money; most people lose, and prizes are often worth less than a go.
• Fairground rides are checked often and are very safe, but a fright like being stuck at the top can stick for weeks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fairground» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.