Meanings
nounchairoplane (plural chairoplanes)
plural chairoplanes
- A fairground ride, a variation on the carousel in which the chairs are suspended from the rotating top of the carousel.
Synonyms: chair swing ride, swinger, swing ride, waver swinger, wave swinger, yo-yo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fairground ride, a variation on the carousel in which the chairs are suspended from the rotating top of the carousel.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
- Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
- Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
- Latincathedra
- Old Frenchchaiere
- Middle Englishchayere
- Englishchair
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Ancient Greekπλανάω (planáō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος (āeróplănos)
- Frenchaéroplane
- Englishaeroplane
- Englishchairoplane
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APA
chairoplane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairoplane
MLA
“chairoplane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairoplane. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairoplane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairoplane.
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