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The space between standing still and finally going somewhere worth the bruises.
means To sit on or in something that carries you along, or the journey itself taken on such a thing.
from From Old English rīdan, 'to sit and be carried, to move forward,' with deep roots across the Germanic languages — a cousin of Old Norse ríða and German reiten. Linguists trace it back further to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to move, set out,' the same restless impulse that may underlie words like 'road.' For most of its life the word meant a horse beneath you; only later did it climb into carriages, trains, cars, and finally the everyday ask, 'need a ride?'
- oldest meaning
- Originally meant the journey, not the act of mounting
- slang shift
- Became American for a car around 1900
- roller coasters
- First built to lure miners off vice
- the phrase
- 'Take for a ride' once meant a mob killing
space mountain — roller coaster at disney parks since 1977, ridden by over 100 million people
kingda ka — tallest roller coaster in north america at 456 feet, six flags great adventure new jersey
the scrambler — classic amusement park ride manufactured since 1961, still operating at hundreds of fairs worldwide