funfair
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and the funfair, which was due to run over the Bank Holiday weekend, will remain closed.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
"It used to be a proper holiday place, there was a massive outdoor pool, a big funfair and the main street was just packed with bucket-and-spade shops," the 68-year-old says.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
The City Starflyer ride, provided by funfair suppliers Danter Attractions, has been described as "one of the tallest rides around".
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
The M40 southbound in Buckinghamshire has been closed after a funfair lorry ended up on its side, causing miles of queues.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2024
Below and ahead of them, lit up like a ghastly funfair, was a rectangle of stark, garish white light desecrating an otherwise blacked-out landscape.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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