white knuckle ride

A form of white-knuckle ride — An extremely exciting and nerve-racking ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white.

Meanings

nounwhite knuckle ride (plural white knuckle rides)

plural white knuckle rides

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of white-knuckle ride.
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