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noun
A spinning-platform amusement ride that exposes its riders to unpredictable combinations of tilting, spinning and horizontal movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any fast-paced, unpredictable and disorienting experience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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History
From tilt + a + whirl. Invented in 1926 by Herbert Sellner of Sellner Manufacturing Company Inc. of Faribault, MN, U.S.A.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
