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Record 1 1984-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
DEF

the amusements in a midway that constitute one of the divisions into which the attractions of a fair, exposition, or amusement park are grouped.

OBS

"midway", as used in the above definition, refers to an avenue or an area at a fair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
CONT

amusement : (...) Troisième anglicisme à noter : "parc d'amusement", calque d'"amusement park". Il faut dire "parc des attractions" ou "parc d'attractions". Mot pluriel, "attractions" s'entend ici aux deux sens de "spectacle de variétés" et de "distractions, divertissements".

Spanish

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