e/Caterpillar ride

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has glosseng: The Caterpillar ride is a vintage flat ride engineered by the inventor Hyla F. Maynes of North Tonawanda, New York who dubbed it the Caterpillar when it debuted in Coney Island, NY in 1925. It is a fast-paced ride that generates a decent helping of centrifugal force, causing the riders on the inside of the seats to crush the riders on the outside of the seats. It was once found at nearly every amusement park around the country, but is now so rare that an original Caterpillar ride can only be found operating in four parks today. Though only four Caterpillars are known to be operating, there have been reports claiming there are additional Caterpillars in storage or standing (but not operating) at a few other parks.
lexicalizationeng: Caterpillar ride
lexicalizationeng: Caterpillar
instance ofe/Amusement Ride
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Dutch
has glossnld: Een Rupsbaan of kortweg Rups is een ouderwetse kermisattractie. De attractie bestaat uit een carrousel met 2 persoons-karretjes steeds sneller gaan rijden. Het railstraject, waarover de karretjes rijden, is golvend. Door de snelheid van de karretjes en de daarbij optredende middelpuntvliedende kracht worden de twee personen als het ware naar elkaar toe geduwd. Als de karretjes eenmaal op snelheid zijn, gaat er een zeil over de karren zodat toeschouwers niet meer kunnen zien wat er in de wagens gebeurt. Door deze twee aspecten was en is de attractie altijd erg in trek bij verliefde stellen.
lexicalizationnld: rupsbaan
Tagalog
has glosstgl: :Para sa kulisap, tingnan ang higad. Ang sasakyang higad o sasakyang katerpilar (Ingles: caterpillar ride, caterpillar ) ay isang uri ng maliit na bersyon ng sasakyang panlibangang rolerkoster. Bagaman kawangis ng ilang mga mga sasakyang rodilyo, magkakadugtong ang mga "kotse" o sasakyang pantao nito, at umiikot lamang sa isang mababa at maikling riles. Inimbento ito ni Hyla F. Maynes ng Hilagang Tonawanda sa New York, at mismong tumawag sa sasakyan bilang "caterpillar" sa wikang Ingles nang ipakilala ito sa madla sa Coney Island, New York noong 1925.
lexicalizationtgl: Sasakyang higad
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media:img080605 1158 overhead caterpillar Canobie Lake Park.jpg
media:imgRaupenbahn-1926.jpg

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