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Meaning of white-knuckle ride | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An extremely exciting and nerve-racking ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white.
  2. A car ride or bike ride that is similarly nerve-racking, provoking fear of a crash.
  3. Any extremely exciting or nerve-racking experience.
    figuratively

Examples

“A newly-devised ‘white-knuckle’ ride⟳ in a funfair was named ‘the Braveheart ride⟳’.”
“They must be insane to think⟳ Judy Finnegan would retire⟳ from the daily white-knuckle ride⟳ that is live⟳ television with Richard Madeley.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

white-letter hairstreak white-lined sphinx white-lipped peccary white-lipped snail White-livered white-naped crane

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