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# fairground

noun (a fairground, fairgrounds)

«fairground» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A fairground is an open area where a fair is held, with rides, games, stalls and food. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#m2)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x1)
- The fairground lights glowed at night. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x3)
- The fairground was packed with families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x4)
- I won a teddy on a fairground game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/#x5)
- A big wheel stood in the middle of the fairground. [tree →](https://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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fairground» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fairground» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fairground.html) on Mova free.