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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#m1)

2) As an adjective-like word, fairground describes things from a fair, as in «fairground rides». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x1)
- The fairground lights glowed at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x2)
- Hold Dad's hand so you don't get lost in the fairground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x3)
- The fairground was packed with families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x4)
- I won a teddy on a fairground game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x5)
- A big wheel stood in the middle of the fairground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/448-the-magicians-trick-explained/34/)
- [Fairground rides are checked often and are very safe, but a fright like being stuck at the top can stick for weeks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fairground» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.