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PRONUNCIATION OF BUMPER CAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUMPER CAR

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Bumper car is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUMPER CAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bumper car

Bumper cars

Bumper cars is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars which draw power from the floor and/or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator. They are also known as bumping cars, dashing cars, dodgem cars, or simply dodgems, the last name being the usual term in British English. The inventor was Victor Levand, who worked for G.E.

Definition of bumper car in the English dictionary

The definition of bumper car in the dictionary is a low-powered electrically propelled vehicle driven and bumped against similar cars in a special rink at a funfair Also called: Dodgem.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUMPER CAR

bump
bump ball
bump into
bump off
bump start
bump uglies
bump up
bump-start
bumper
bumper sticker
bumper to bumper
bumph
bumpier
bumpiest
bumpily
bumpiness
bumping race
bumpkin
bumpkinish
bumpkinly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUMPER CAR

cable car
chauffeur-driven car
classic car
elevator car
family car
getaway car
hire car
hybrid car
kit car
motor car
parlor car
passenger car
police car
race car
racing car
rental car
saloon car
sports car
stock car
touring car

Synonyms and antonyms of bumper car in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bumper car» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUMPER CAR

Find out the translation of bumper car to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bumper car from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bumper car» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碰碰车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

auto de choque
570 millions of speakers

English

bumper car
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बम्पर कार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيارة الوفير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бампер автомобиля
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amortecedor do carro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ স্বরে পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pare-chocs de voiture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta bumper
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Autoskooter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バンパーカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

범퍼 자동차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bumper car
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bội thu xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பம்பர் கார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बम्पर कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tampon araba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paraurti auto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zderzak samochodowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бампер автомобіля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masina barei de protecție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προφυλακτήρα αυτοκινήτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bumper motor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

radiobil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

støtfanger bil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bumper car

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUMPER CAR»

The term «bumper car» is normally little used and occupies the 113.904 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bumper car

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUMPER CAR»

Discover the use of bumper car in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bumper car and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Physics I For Dummies
You started off at 10.0 meters per second in a bumper car of 300 kilograms, and you hit a stationary bumper car of 400 kilograms in front of you. Assuming the collision took place directly and the second bumper car took off in the same direction ...
Steven Holzner, 2011
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Barron's AP Computer Science: Levels A and AB
A bumper car moves in a random direction, either left, right, up, or down. If it reaches a boundary (i.e., x or y is ±20), then it reverses direction. If it is about to collide with another bumper car, it reverses direction. Your program should be able to ...
Roselyn Teukolsky, 2006
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Design for Emergence: Collaborative Social Play with Online ...
Playground Interaction Online: The Bumper Car Game 5.1 The idea Our initial conceptual explorations in large-scale multiplayer games based on presence for emergent group behaviours and collaboration led us to develop the BumperCar ...
Yanna Vogiazou, 2007
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PM Teachers Guide Red
Infer who has first seen the bumper cars on page 3. • Look at the illustration on page 7. Predict whether Dad will let Nick go on the bumper car. • From the illustration on page 11, can you tell whether Nick and Dad will go on a bumper car?
Jenny Bird, Raewyn Hickey, 2000
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How Amusement Parks Work: Forces and Motion
The same is true for a bumper car. Without something to stop it, it will just keep going. Without something to start it, it will stay at rest. Newton's second law explains what happens when you apply a force to an object. The object speeds up or ...
Lisa Greathouse, 2009
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Bumper
While sweeping up the trash from the bumper car ride, the little green bumper car introduced himself to TJ. “Hi, my name is Bumper,” the car said. “What's yours?” “ Who said that?” shrieked TJ. “Over here. I'm the old green car,” answered ...
Meg West, 2010
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When it Comes to the Crunch: The Mechanics of Car Collisions
Car with 'hard' bumper \ Car with soft' bumper CRUSH DISTANCE Fig. 6.2 A car with a "hard" bumper not only starts the process of energy absorption earlier but it evens out the deceleration in a frontal collision. A car with a "soft" bumper ...
Noel W. Murray, 1994
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Physics For Dummies, 2 eBook Bundle: Physics I For Dummies & ...
meters per second — backward, because this quantity is negative and the bumper car in front of you had more mass — and the bumper car in front of you took off at a speed of 8.57 meters per second. Bumping into a lighter mass After having a ...
Steven Holzner, 2013
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PM Storybooks - Red Level Set 2 the Bumper Car (X6)
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Beverley Randell, 2000
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Bumper Book of Family Games: Activities and Fun, All Year Round
Activities and Fun, All Year Round Katie Hewitt, Jo Pink. turn it ('enders'). Our favourites included: 1. Bumper Car, Bumper Car For this game youtaketurns to jumpinand say: Bumper car,bumper carnumber 48, Went around the corner (at which ...
Katie Hewitt, Jo Pink, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUMPER CAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bumper car is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jay Cronley: Highway vacations have many twists and turns
There are numerous contenders for worst driving trip, beginning with the Mini Motor I rented for our bumper car ride across Ireland. Ballpoint ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
2
55000 Furlongs to the Finish Midyear Reflections from the 2015 …
Long anticipated after the bumper car edition of the 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic, the champions had their sights on the same return to racing in ... «Horse Racing Nation, Jul 15»
3
Eagleswood Amusement Park Puts a Twist on Bumper Cars
Well, now you can cruise over to Eagleswood Amusement Park by Calloways in Eagleswood and experience a new sort of bumper car. «The SandPaper, Jul 15»
4
Montgomery County community calendar, July 2-9, 2015
Flutes on the Brink concert Part of the weekly free summer concert series under the covered, open-air Bumper Car Pavilion. Food sold and ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Albany offers plenty for 'staycationers' to do on the Fourth of July
Eight-year-old Remington Adams celebrates at the end of her bumper car ride at All-American Fun park in Albany. The park will be open 10 ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»
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Sailing the high(tech) seas with Quantum Of The Seas
Other unconventional, tech-enabled highlights on this smart ship include an entertainment complex that houses bumper car rides on a roller ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
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Fireworks fly as huge crowds attend top show
News_Image_File: It was bumper car fun for James Warr and his niece Harmony Morris from Deception Bay at Redcliffe Show. Photo by Russell Brown. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
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Disney World to close DisneyQuest in 2016
... games, an intuitive "create-a-roller-coaster" experience, several VR simulators, and even a Buzz Lightyear themed bumper car shooter ride. «GameZone, Jun 15»
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Cocoa shop restores vintage gas pumps and more
For those who always wanted a bumper car of their very own, Koz restores the old fair rides for about $4,000. Want to drive it around the ... «Florida Today, Jun 15»
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Briones: Traffic down under
That we were constantly screeching to a grinding halt reminded me of being on an amusement park ride. What was it? Oh yes, the bumper car. «Sun.Star, Jun 15»

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